Barbados vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 6% larger than Barbados.
BarbadosNorthern Mariana IslandsBarbados moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.95× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 1.06× the size of Barbados.
 Barbados |  Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaNorthern Mariana Islands: 1.06× the area | 439 km²#183 of 194 | 464 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationBarbados: 6.49× the population | 282,623#174 of 194 · 2025 | 43,5412025 |
| DensityBarbados: 6.86× the density | 644 / km²#8 of 194 | 94 / km² |
| Urban populationNorthern Mariana Islands: 1.54× the urban share | 60%#106 of 192 · 2025 | 92%2025 |
| Fertility rateNorthern Mariana Islands: 1.36× the births per woman | 1.71 per woman#117 of 192 · 2024 | 2.32 per woman2024 |
| Population growthBarbados: 1.74 points higher | +0.06%#154 of 192 · 2025 | −1.68%2025 |
| Birth rateNorthern Mariana Islands: 1.09× the birth rate | 11.1 per 1,000#122 of 192 · 2024 | 12.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateBarbados: 2.04× the death rate | 10.2 per 1,000#32 of 192 · 2024 | 5.0 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Northern Mariana Islands: 4.1 points higher | 17.1%#140 of 192 · 2025 | 21.2%2025 |
| People over 65Barbados: 6.3 points higher | 17.1%#45 of 192 · 2025 | 10.8%2025 |
| Net migrationBarbados: 21.8 per 1,000 higher | −0.3 per 1,000#89 of 192 · 2025 | −22.1 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 2.04 per 1,000#41 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyNorthern Mariana Islands: 2.6 years longer | 76.3 years#75 of 192 · 2024 | 78.9 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 9.1 per 1,000 births#115 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.96 per 1,000#61 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 50.8%#75 of 145 · 2025 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.811#68 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $27,080#42 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDPBarbados: 7.31× the economy | $8.02B2025 | $1.1B2022 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $25,894#77 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growthNorthern Mariana Islands: 13.9 points higher | +2.7%#111 of 187 · 2025 | +16.6%2022 |
| Inflation | +0.8%#147 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 6.5%#65 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 1.7%#76 of 149 · 2016 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 34.1#78 of 149 · 2016 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 1.2% of jobs#166 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 16.2% of jobs#127 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 82.6% of jobs#8 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 3.4% of GDP#58 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | — | 22.3% of GDP2022 |
| Internet users | 70%#118 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 115 per 100#96 of 191 · 2022 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaNorthern Mariana Islands: 3.65× the forest share | 15% of land#133 of 192 · 2024 | 53% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 2.52 t a year#93 of 185 · 2024 | 0.00 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyBarbados: 5.0 points higher | 5.5%#157 of 190 · 2022 | 0.5%2022 |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Barbados: 4.04× the air pollution | 10.9 µg/m³#147 of 191 · 2023 | 2.7 µg/m³2023 |
| Protected landNorthern Mariana Islands: 1.7 points higher | 1.1% of land#183 of 191 · 2025 | 2.8% of land2025 |
| Arable landBarbados: 15.9 points higher | 16.2% of land#66 of 190 · 2024 | 0.3% of land2024 |
| Water stress | 87.5%#20 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,422 mm#63 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.28#14 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +1.23#24 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 7.4 per 100,000#36 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United States of America |
| Government | Parliamentary republicparliamentary republic; a Commonwealth realm | Dependent territorya commonwealth in political union with and under the sovereignty of the US; republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches |
| Capital | Bridgetown | Saipan |
| Currency | Barbadian dollar (BBD) | United States dollar (USD) |
| Official languages | English, Bajan Creole | English, Chamorro, Carolinian |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−4 | UTC+10 |
| Calling code | +1 246 | +1 670 |
| 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Barbados is 5% smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Barbados covers 439 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 1.06× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 43,541. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Barbados or Northern Mariana Islands?
- In Northern Mariana Islands: life expectancy at birth is 78.9 years, against 76.3 — 2.6 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Barbados and Northern Mariana Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Barbados: parliamentary republic; Northern Mariana Islands: dependent territory.