Montserrat vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 3.86 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Saint Helena about 3.9 times.
MontserratSaint HelenaMontserrat moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
0.26×
Montserrat is 0.26× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 3.86× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 5,633 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- No. Montserrat is 3.86 times smaller than Saint Helena. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Saint Helena?
- About 3.9 times: Saint Helena has 3.86× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Saint Helena: 5,633 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².