Maldives vs Marshall Islands
Maldives is 65% larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Maldives about 1.6 times.
MaldivesMarshall IslandsMaldives moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
1.65×
Maldives is 1.65× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Maldives | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 36,282 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Majuro |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Maldives sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Maldives bigger than Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Maldives is 65% larger than Marshall Islands. Maldives covers 298 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Maldives?
- About 1.6 times: Maldives has 1.65× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Maldives and Marshall Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× 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, Maldives or Marshall Islands?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 36,282. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².