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Saint Barthélemy vs Western Sahara

Western Sahara is 11,083 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Western Sahara about 11083 times.

Saint BarthélemyWestern SaharaSaint Barthélemy moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 11,083× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
Saint BarthélemyWestern Sahara
Area24 km²266,000 km²
Population10,124612,000
Density422 / km²2.3 / km²
CapitalGustavia—
RegionCaribbeanNorthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours03

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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Saint Barthélemy bigger than Western Sahara?
No. Saint Barthélemy is 11,083 times smaller than Western Sahara. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Western Sahara?
About 11083 times: Western Sahara has 11,083× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
Why do Saint Barthélemy and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².
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