Saint Pierre and Miquelon vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 50.4 times larger than Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Saint Pierre and Miquelon would fit into Vanuatu about 50 times.
Saint Pierre and MiquelonVanuatuSaint Pierre and Miquelon moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 0.02× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 50.4× the size of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 242 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 5,974 | 335,169 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Saint-Pierre | Port-Vila |
| Region | Northern America | 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 Pierre and Miquelon sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.14× its true area; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it is next to Vanuatu. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is 50.4 times smaller than Vanuatu. Saint Pierre and Miquelon covers 242 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Saint Pierre and Miquelon fit into Vanuatu?
- About 50 times: Vanuatu has 50.4× the area of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
- Why do Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. That is why Saint Pierre and Miquelon looks so much bigger than it really is next to Vanuatu. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Saint Pierre and Miquelon or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 5,974. Density: Saint Pierre and Miquelon 25 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².