Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Suriname
Suriname is 420 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Suriname about 420 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 420× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 639,850 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | Paramaribo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Suriname?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 420 times smaller than Suriname. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Suriname?
- About 420 times: Suriname has 420× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².