Cayman Islands vs Marshall Islands
Cayman Islands is 46% larger than Marshall Islands.
Cayman IslandsMarshall IslandsCayman Islands moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
1.46×
Cayman Islands is 1.46× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 36,282 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | George Town | Majuro |
| 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. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× its true area; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Cayman Islands bigger than Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Cayman Islands is 46% larger than Marshall Islands. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Cayman Islands?
- About 1.5 times: Cayman Islands has 1.46× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Marshall Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× its true area there and Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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, Cayman Islands or Marshall Islands?
- Cayman Islands: 75,844 people against 36,282. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².