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Bermuda vs Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands is 8.75 times larger than Bermuda. Bermuda would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 8.8 times.

BermudaNorthern Mariana IslandsBermuda moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bermuda is 0.11× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 8.75× the size of Bermuda.
BermudaNorthern Mariana Islands
Area53 km²464 km²
Population64,55543,541
Density1,218 / km²94 / km²
CapitalHamiltonSaipan
RegionNorthern AmericaMicronesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bermuda sits at about 32°N and is stretched to 1.4× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Bermuda bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
No. Bermuda is 8.75 times smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Bermuda covers 53 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
How many times does Bermuda fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
About 8.8 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 8.75× the area of Bermuda.
Why do Bermuda and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bermuda is drawn about 1.4× 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, Bermuda or Northern Mariana Islands?
Bermuda: 64,555 people against 43,541. Density: Bermuda 1,218 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².
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