Equatorial Guinea vs Marshall Islands

Equatorial Guinea is 155 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 155 times.

Equatorial GuineaMarshall IslandsEquatorial Guinea moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 155× the area of Marshall Islands.
Equatorial GuineaMarshall Islands
Area28,051 km²181 km²
Population1,938,43136,282
Density69 / km²200 / km²
CapitalMalaboMajuro
RegionMiddle AfricaMicronesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Marshall Islands?
Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 155 times larger than Marshall Islands. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Equatorial Guinea?
About 155 times: Equatorial Guinea has 155× the area of Marshall Islands.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Marshall Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Marshall Islands?
Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 36,282. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².