Antigua and Barbuda vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 5% larger than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaNorthern Mariana IslandsAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.95× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 1.05× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 43,541 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Saipan |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 5% smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 1.05× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Antigua and Barbuda: 94,209 people against 43,541. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².