Montserrat vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 120 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Vanuatu about 120 times.
MontserratVanuatuMontserrat moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.01× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 120× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 335,169 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Montserrat is 120 times smaller than Vanuatu. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Vanuatu?
- About 120 times: Vanuatu has 120× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².