Saint Pierre and Miquelon vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 61% larger than Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Saint Pierre and Miquelon would fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.6 times.

Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Pierre and Miquelon moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 0.62× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1.61× the size of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Saint Pierre and MiquelonSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
Area242 km²389 km²
Population5,97499,924
Density25 / km²257 / km²
CapitalSaint-PierreKingstown
RegionNorthern AmericaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Pierre and Miquelon sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.14× its true area; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it is next to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.

Questions about this pair

Is Saint Pierre and Miquelon bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
No. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 38% smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Pierre and Miquelon covers 242 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
How many times does Saint Pierre and Miquelon fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
About 1.6 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 1.61× the area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Why do Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is drawn about 2.14× its true area there and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. That is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it really is next to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Saint Pierre and Miquelon or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 5,974. Density: Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².