Macao vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 4.03 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 4.0 times.
MacaoNorthern Mariana IslandsMacao moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
0.25×
Macao is 0.25× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 4.03× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 43,541 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | — | Saipan |
| 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; 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 Macao bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Macao is 4.03 times smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Macao covers 115 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 4.0 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 4.03× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Northern Mariana 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 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, Macao or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Macao: 685,900 people against 43,541. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².