Montserrat vs Palau
Palau is 4.57 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Palau about 4.6 times.
MontserratPalauMontserrat moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.22× the area of Palau. Put the other way, Palau is 4.57× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 17,663 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Koror |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× its true area; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Montserrat bigger than Palau?
- No. Montserrat is 4.57 times smaller than Palau. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Palau?
- About 4.6 times: Palau has 4.57× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Palau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× its true area there and Palau about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Montserrat or Palau?
- Palau: 17,663 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Palau 38 per km².