Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 45.3 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into Vanuatu about 45 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisVanuatuSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.02× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 45.3× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 335,169 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | 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 Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°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 Kitts and Nevis bigger than Vanuatu?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 45.3 times smaller than Vanuatu. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Vanuatu?
- About 45 times: Vanuatu has 45.3× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².