Saint Barthélemy vs Singapore
Singapore is 30.0 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Singapore about 30 times.
Saint BarthélemySingaporeSaint Barthélemy moved onto Singapore · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.03× the area of Singapore. Put the other way, Singapore is 30.0× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Singapore |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Singapore at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 30.0 times smaller than Singapore. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Singapore?
- About 30 times: Singapore has 30.0× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Singapore 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 Singapore about 1.0×. 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 Singapore?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².