Saint Helena vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 13 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 13 times.
Saint HelenaTrinidad and TobagoSaint Helena moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.08× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 13× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Saint Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Helena bigger than Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Saint Helena is 13 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 13 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 13× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Trinidad and Tobago look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Helena or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².