Marshall Islands vs Nepal
Nepal is 813 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Nepal about 813 times.
Marshall IslandsNepalMarshall Islands moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.0× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 813× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Kathmandu |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Marshall Islands is 813 times smaller than Nepal. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Nepal?
- About 813 times: Nepal has 813× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Nepal 201 per km².