Cyprus vs Northern Mariana Islands
Cyprus is 19.9 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Cyprus about 20 times.
CyprusNorthern Mariana IslandsCyprus moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 19.9× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Cyprus | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 43,541 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Saipan |
| Region | Western Asia | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Cyprus is 19.9 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Cyprus?
- About 20 times: Cyprus has 19.9× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Cyprus and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 43,541. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².