Saint Barthélemy vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 508 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Vanuatu about 508 times.
Saint BarthélemyVanuatuSaint Barthélemy moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 508× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 335,169 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 508 times smaller than Vanuatu. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Vanuatu?
- About 508 times: Vanuatu has 508× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².