How big is Vanuatu really?
Vanuatu covers 12,058 km² (4,656 mi²).
- Area
- 12,058 km² (4,656 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 159 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Falkland Islands (11,740 km²)
- Population
- 334,000
- People per km²
- 28
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.1 times the real size
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Vanuatu vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 658 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 658 times.
| Vanuatu | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,058 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 334,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 28 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,918,547 km² | |
Vanuatu vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 20 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 20 times.
| Vanuatu | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 12,058 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 334,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 28 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 230,544 km² | |
Vanuatu on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. This outline lies near the equator, so these maps draw it almost at its true size (1.1 times).
The outline reaches from 20.3° S to 13.1° S; at these latitudes Mercator enlarges areas between 1.1 and 1.1 times.
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | Vanuatu | 12,058 km² | – |
| 160 | Falkland Islands | 11,740 km² | -2.6% |
| 161 | Qatar | 11,588 km² | -3.9% |
| 162 | Gambia | 11,288 km² | -6.4% |
| 163 | Bahamas | 11,123 km² | -7.8% |
| 164 | Jamaica | 10,991 km² | -8.8% |
Vanuatu: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| Sanma | 4,204 km² | 35% |
| Malampa | 2,768 km² | 23% |
| Tafea | 1,613 km² | 13% |
| Shefa Province | 1,448 km² | 12% |
| Penama | 1,199 km² | 9.9% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 6
Vanuatu in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1300 BC: Lapita settlement context in northern Vanuatu
- Border changes on the timeline
- 9
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 11,843 km² (500 BC–Today)
- Not on the map
- 1299 BC–971 BC, 799 BC–501 BC, 499 BC–999, 1501–1599, 1607–1767
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| New Hebrides Condominium during the Allied wartime bases | 1942–1944 |
| Postwar New Hebrides Condominium | 1945–1956 |
| New Hebrides Advisory Council | 1957–1970 |
| New Hebrides National Party and the independence movement | 1971–1973 |
| Vanua'aku Pati and the independence campaign | 1974 |
| New Hebrides Representative Assembly | 1975–1976 |
| New Hebrides Condominium Representative Assembly | 1977 |
| New Hebrides internal self-government arrangements | 1978 |
| New Hebrides constitutional transition | 1979 |
| Republic of Vanuatu | 1980–Today |
| Republic of Vanuatu with six provincial governments | 1994–1995 |
| Republic of Vanuatu during the 1996 coup attempt | 1996 |
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Areas are calculated from the outlines TrueSize draws on the map, so they can differ slightly from official figures. Population figures are estimates.