Curaçao vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 5% larger than Curaçao.
CuraçaoNorthern Mariana IslandsCuraçao moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
0.96×
Curaçao is 0.96× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 1.05× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 43,541 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°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 Curaçao bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Curaçao is 4% smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 1.0 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 1.05× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao 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, Curaçao or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 43,541. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².