Pitcairn Islands vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 8.28 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 8.3 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesPitcairn Islands moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.12× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 8.28× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 50 | 99,924 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Kingstown |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× its true area; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 8.28 times smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- About 8.3 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 8.28× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× its true area there and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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, Pitcairn Islands or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².