Montserrat vs Saint Barthélemy
Montserrat is 4.25 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Montserrat about 4.3 times.
MontserratSaint BarthélemyMontserrat moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
4.25×
Montserrat is 4.25× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Montserrat | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 10,124 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Gustavia |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Montserrat is 4.25 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Montserrat?
- About 4.3 times: Montserrat has 4.25× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Montserrat and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Saint Barthélemy: 10,124 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².