Svalbard is about 1.4 times smaller than United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, while Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, making Svalbard 74.22% the size of United Arab Emirates. Meanwhile, the population of United Arab Emirates is ~9.9 million people (9.9 million fewer people live in Svalbard).
This to-scale comparison of United Arab Emirates vs. Svalbard uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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