Vanuatu vs Yemen
Yemen is 37.4 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Yemen about 37 times.
VanuatuYemenVanuatu moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Vanuatu is 0.03× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 37.4× the size of Vanuatu.
| Vanuatu | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,190 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 335,169 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 27 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Port-Vila | Sana'a |
| Region | Melanesia | 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. Vanuatu sits at about 16°S and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Vanuatu bigger than Yemen?
- No. Vanuatu is 37.4 times smaller than Yemen. Vanuatu covers 12,190 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Yemen?
- About 37 times: Yemen has 37.4× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Vanuatu and Yemen look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Vanuatu is drawn about 1.08× 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, Vanuatu or Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 335,169. Density: Vanuatu 27 per km², Yemen 92 per km².