Grenada vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 33% larger than Grenada.
GrenadaNorthern Mariana IslandsGrenada moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
0.75×
Grenada is 0.75× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 1.33× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 43,541 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | 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. Grenada 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 Grenada bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Grenada is 25% smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Grenada covers 349 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 1.3 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 1.33× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada 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, Grenada or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Grenada: 117,303 people against 43,541. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².