Comoros vs Northern Mariana Islands
Comoros is 4.38 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Comoros about 4.4 times.
ComorosNorthern Mariana IslandsComoros moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 4.38× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Comoros | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 43,541 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Saipan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Comoros is 4.38 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Comoros?
- About 4.4 times: Comoros has 4.38× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Comoros and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 43,541. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².