Aruba vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 2.59 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 2.6 times.
ArubaNorthern Mariana IslandsAruba moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
0.39×
Aruba is 0.39× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 2.59× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 43,541 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Aruba is 2.59 times smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 2.6 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 2.59× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Northern Mariana 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 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, Aruba or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Aruba: 108,785 people against 43,541. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².