Marshall Islands vs Montserrat
Marshall Islands is 77% larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Marshall Islands about 1.8 times.
Marshall IslandsMontserratMarshall Islands moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
1.77×
Marshall Islands is 1.77× the area of Montserrat.
| Marshall Islands | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 5,440 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Brades |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Montserrat?
- Yes. Marshall Islands is 77% larger than Montserrat. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 1.8 times: Marshall Islands has 1.77× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Montserrat look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Montserrat about 1.09×. 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, Marshall Islands or Montserrat?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 5,440. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².