Vanuatu is 2.72× the size of Molise
Vanuatu (Oceania) covers about 12,300 km² (4,750 mi²) and Molise (region of Italy) about 4,530 km² (1,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,300km²Vanuatu
- 4,530km²Molise
100 km
- Vanuatu
- Molise
What fits
- Molise fits inside Vanuatu about 2.72 times by area.
- Vanuatu is larger by 7,770 km² (3,000 mi²), which is 172% of the area of Molise.
- Measured in Belgiums: Vanuatu is about 0.40, Molise about 0.15.
How they differ
- Vanuatu is larger, but Molise has the larger population: 304,000 against 300,000, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 67 in Molise against 24 in Vanuatu: Molise is 2.76× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,200 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Vanuatu at 16°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Molise at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Vanuatu as 1.64× the size of Molise instead of 2.72×.
- Together Vanuatu and Molise cover 16,800 km², close to the size of Eswatini (17,100 km², 1.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,770 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Molise's density, Vanuatu would have 827,000 people (it has 300,000). At Vanuatu's density, Molise would have 110,000 (it has 304,000).
- Molise's centre is 57.9° of latitude, about 6,440 km, farther north than Vanuatu's.
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Molise is the 19th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Molise lies about 58° of latitude (roughly 6,440 km) north of Vanuatu, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Vanuatu would have about 40,990 m² and each person in Molise about 14,870 m².
- Laid side by side, Vanuatu and Molise would cover 16,800 km², about the same size as Eswatini.
- Together they have 604,000 people, about as many people as the Solomon Islands.
- Counted as a country, Molise would rank 175th by area and 178th by population.
Side by side
| Vanuatu | Molise | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 12,300 km²4,750 mi² | 4,530 km²1,750 mi² |
| Official area | 12,200 km²Wikidata | 4,440 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 162nd of 239worldwide | 19th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 300,000Wikidata, 2020 | 304,000Wikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 179th of 237worldwide | 19th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 24 per km² | 67 per km² |
| Capital | Port Vila | Campobasso |
| Latitude range | 20°S to 13°S | 41°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,440 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,530 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Molise is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12