Anguilla vs Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands is 99% larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Marshall Islands about 2.0 times.
AnguillaMarshall IslandsAnguilla moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.5× the area of Marshall Islands. Put the other way, Marshall Islands is 1.99× the size of Anguilla.
 Anguilla |  Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMarshall Islands: 1.99× the area | 91 km² | 181 km²#189 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMarshall Islands: 1.9× the population | 19,0792023 | 36,282#190 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityAnguilla: 1.05× the density | 210 / km² | 200 / km²#50 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 79%#48 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 2.86 per woman#57 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | −3.43%#192 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 20.1 per 1,000#71 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 7.1 per 1,000#97 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 33.9%#54 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 4.9%#126 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −46.8 per 1,000#192 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 67.1 years#152 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 22.7 per 1,000 births#63 of 191 · 2024 |
| University enrolment | — | 37.7%#94 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.733#107 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $9,710#81 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $308M2025 |
| Income group | — | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $8,964#132 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +2.3%#124 of 187 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 2.1%#73 of 149 · 2019 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 35.5#68 of 149 · 2019 |
| Foreign investment | — | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 36.0% of GDP#82 of 168 · 2025 |
| Internet users | — | 66%#127 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 40 per 100#186 of 191 · 2022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 54% of land#40 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 0.00 t a year#183 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 12.2%#130 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 97.2%#122 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 4.1 µg/m³#189 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 16.1% of land#106 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 2.8% of land#152 of 190 · 2024 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.52#3 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.35#65 of 193 · 2025 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (House of Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK | Parliamentary republicmixed presidential-parliamentary system in free association with the US |
| Capital | The Valley | Majuro |
| Currency | Eastern Caribbean dollar (XCD) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English | English, Marshallese |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC+12 |
| Calling code | +1 264 | +692 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | Micronesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18° N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Anguilla bigger than Marshall Islands?
- No. Anguilla is 50% smaller than Marshall Islands. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 2.0 times: Marshall Islands has 1.99× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Marshall Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Marshall Islands about 1.02×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Anguilla or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².
- What kind of government do Anguilla and Marshall Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Anguilla: dependent territory; Marshall Islands: parliamentary republic.