Which is bigger: Barbados or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Barbados is larger (431 km²) — about 1.1 times the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (390 km²).

Why do Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines look different on the map than in reality?

The common Mercator projection enlarges areas the farther they lie from the equator, so the on-map size proportions of Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are distorted compared to their true land area.

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Barbados×Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Put Barbados and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on the same scale. Drag, separate, and see what the Mercator map hides.

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True-size comparison

Same scale. Real difference.

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Barbados ↗

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Total surface area431 km²ed. 2024

Population282,6232025

Land area430 km²2023

TypeCountry

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ↗

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Total surface area390 km²2023

Population99,9242025

Land area390 km²2023

TypeCountry