Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 13.2 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 13 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.08× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 13.2× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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 Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 13.2 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 13 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 13.2× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².