North America · Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda covers about 452 km² (174 mi²), the 201st largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 452km²Area, main territory
- 101,000Population
- 0.01In Belgiums
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Facts
| Area, main territory | 452 km²174 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 440 km²Wikidata · 2.6% below our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.01 |
| Population | 101,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 225 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 17°N to 18°N |
| In other languages | Antigua y Barbuda Español · Antigua und Barbuda Deutsch · Antigua-et-Barbuda Français · Antígua e Barbuda Português · アンティグア・バーブーダ 日本語 · 安提瓜和巴布达 中文 · 앤티가 바부다 한국어 |
| Continent | North America#21 of 27 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Antigua and Barbuda
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 37,583× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Antigua and Barbuda lies at 17°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Antigua and Barbuda's main territory stretches about 88 km north to south and 72 km east to west.
- Our measured 452 km² is 2.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 440 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How Antigua and Barbuda measures up
Antigua and Barbuda holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 27 countries listed for North America. In Caribbean it is the 10th largest of 16.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 452 km² | 198th of 239 |
| Population | 101,000 | 194th of 237 |
| Farthest north | 17.3°N | 110th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Antigua and Barbuda is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.01× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 540 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 792 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 827 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 1,213 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 6,974 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 18,753 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 20,911 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 37,583 its size |
Where Antigua and Barbuda sits
- Antigua and Barbuda's centre lies at 17.3°N, 61.8°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 1,920 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 17°N to 18°N, about 90 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11