Cambodia vs Northern Mariana Islands
Cambodia is 390 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Cambodia about 390 times.
CambodiaNorthern Mariana IslandsCambodia moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 390× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Cambodia | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 43,541 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Saipan |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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 Cambodia bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Cambodia is 390 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Cambodia?
- About 390 times: Cambodia has 390× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Cambodia and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 43,541. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².