Eritrea vs Northern Mariana Islands
Eritrea is 253 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Eritrea about 253 times.
EritreaNorthern Mariana IslandsEritrea moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 253× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Eritrea | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 43,541 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Saipan |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Eritrea is 253 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Eritrea?
- About 253 times: Eritrea has 253× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Eritrea and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 43,541. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².