Barbados vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 6% larger than Barbados.
BarbadosNorthern Mariana IslandsBarbados moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
0.95×
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 43,541 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. 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.