Palau vs Palestine
Palestine is 17.6 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Palestine about 18 times.
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Palau is 0.06× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 17.6× the size of Palau.
| Palau | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 466 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 17,663 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 38 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Koror | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| 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. Palau sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palau bigger than Palestine?
- No. Palau is 17.6 times smaller than Palestine. Palau covers 466 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Palestine?
- About 18 times: Palestine has 17.6× the area of Palau.
- Why do Palau and Palestine look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Palestine about 1.39×. 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, Palau or Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 17,663. Density: Palau 38 per km², Palestine 659 per km².