Aruba is 1.05× the size of Washington, D.C.

What fits

• Washington, D.C. is 96% of the size of Aruba.
• Aruba is larger by 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²), which is 4.7% of the area of Washington, D.C.
• Measured in Belgiums: Aruba is about 0.01, Washington, D.C. about 0.01.

How they differ

• Aruba is larger, but Washington, D.C. has the larger population: 690,000 against 107,000, 6.46× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 4,251 in Washington, D.C. against 629 in Aruba: Washington, D.C. is 6.76× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 3,020 km apart.
• On a standard web map Washington, D.C. looks larger than Aruba: Aruba at 13°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Washington, D.C. at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Washington, D.C. as 1.50× the size of Aruba, when Aruba is 1.05× the size of Washington, D.C.
• At Washington, D.C.'s density, Aruba would have 722,000 people (it has 107,000). At Aruba's density, Washington, D.C. would have 102,000 (it has 690,000).
• Washington, D.C.'s centre is 26.4° of latitude, about 2,930 km, farther north than Aruba's.
• Aruba ranks 216th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Washington, D.C. is the 51st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
• Washington, D.C. lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,930 km) north of Aruba.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Aruba would have about 1,590 m² and each person in Washington, D.C. about 240 m².
• Laid side by side, Aruba and Washington, D.C. would cover 332 km², about the same size as Malta.
• Together they have 796,000 people, about as many people as Bhutan.
• Aruba is drawn from 18 points and Washington, D.C. is drawn from 10 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
• Counted as a country, Washington, D.C. would rank 215th by area and 167th by population.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 170 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 193 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Our measured 162 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 177 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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