Montserrat vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 2,608 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Western Sahara about 2608 times.
MontserratWestern SaharaMontserrat moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 2,608× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 612,000 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Montserrat is 2,608 times smaller than Western Sahara. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Western Sahara?
- About 2608 times: Western Sahara has 2,608× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².