Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Yemen
Yemen is 1,171 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Yemen about 1171 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesYemenSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 1,171× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | Sana'a |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Yemen?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1,171 times smaller than Yemen. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Yemen?
- About 1171 times: Yemen has 1,171× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Yemen 92 per km².