Marshall Islands vs Niue
Niue is 44% larger than Marshall Islands.
Marshall IslandsNiueMarshall Islands moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
0.7×
Marshall Islands is 0.7× the area of Niue. Put the other way, Niue is 1.44× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 1,821 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Alofi |
| Region | Micronesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- No. Marshall Islands is 30% smaller than Niue. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Niue?
- About 1.4 times: Niue has 1.44× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 1,821. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².