Malta vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 47% larger than Malta.
MaltaNorthern Mariana IslandsMalta moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 0.68× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 1.47× the size of Malta.
| Malta | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 43,541 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Saipan |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Malta is 32% smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Malta covers 316 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 1.5 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 1.47× the area of Malta.
- Why do Malta and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 43,541. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².