Laos vs Northern Mariana Islands
Laos is 510 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Laos about 510 times.
LaosNorthern Mariana IslandsLaos moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Laos is 510× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Laos | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 43,541 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Saipan |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Laos is 510 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Laos?
- About 510 times: Laos has 510× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Laos and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 43,541. Density: Laos 33 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².