Macao vs Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands is 57% larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Marshall Islands about 1.6 times.
MacaoMarshall IslandsMacao moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Macao is 0.64× the area of Marshall Islands. Put the other way, Marshall Islands is 1.57× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 36,282 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | — | Majuro |
| Region | Eastern 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. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Marshall Islands?
- No. Macao is 36% smaller than Marshall Islands. Macao covers 115 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 1.6 times: Marshall Islands has 1.57× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Marshall Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Marshall Islands?
- Macao: 685,900 people against 36,282. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².