Saint Helena vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 30.9 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Vanuatu about 31 times.
Saint HelenaVanuatuSaint Helena moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.03× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 30.9× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 335,169 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than Vanuatu?
- No. Saint Helena is 30.9 times smaller than Vanuatu. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Vanuatu?
- About 31 times: Vanuatu has 30.9× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Vanuatu 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 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 Helena or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².