Montserrat vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 50.3 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 50 times.
MontserratTrinidad and TobagoMontserrat moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.02× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 50.3× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Port-of-Spain |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Montserrat is 50.3 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 50 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 50.3× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².