Saint Barthélemy vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 16.4 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Saint Helena about 16 times.
Saint BarthélemySaint HelenaSaint Barthélemy moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.06× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 16.4× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 5,633 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Saint Helena?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 16.4 times smaller than Saint Helena. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Saint Helena?
- About 16 times: Saint Helena has 16.4× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Saint Helena look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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, Saint Barthélemy or Saint Helena?
- Saint Barthélemy: 10,124 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².