Trinidad and Tobago vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 51.9 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Western Sahara about 52 times.
Trinidad and TobagoWestern SaharaTrinidad and Tobago moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Trinidad and Tobago is 0.02× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 51.9× the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Trinidad and Tobago | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,128 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 1,367,764 | 612,000 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Port-of-Spain | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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. Trinidad and Tobago sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× its true area; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Trinidad and Tobago is 51.9 times smaller than Western Sahara. Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Western Sahara?
- About 52 times: Western Sahara has 51.9× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Trinidad and Tobago and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Trinidad and Tobago is drawn about 1.03× its true area there and Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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, Trinidad and Tobago or Western Sahara?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 612,000. Density: Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².