Aruba vs Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands and Aruba are almost exactly the same size.
ArubaMarshall IslandsAruba moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.99× the area of Marshall Islands. Put the other way, Marshall Islands is 1.01× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 36,282 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Majuro |
| 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Marshall Islands?
- No. Aruba and Marshall Islands are almost exactly the same size. Aruba covers 179 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 1.0 times: Marshall Islands has 1.01× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Marshall Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Marshall Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 36,282. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².