Marshall Islands vs Niue
Niue is 44% larger than Marshall Islands.
Marshall IslandsNiueMarshall Islands moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaNiue: 1.44× the area | 181 km²#189 of 194 | 260 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMarshall Islands: 19.9× the population | 36,282#190 of 194 · 2025 | 1,8212025 |
| DensityMarshall Islands: 28.6× the density | 200 / km²#50 of 194 | 7.0 / km² |
| Urban population | 79%#48 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 2.86 per woman#57 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | −3.43%#192 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 20.1 per 1,000#71 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 7.1 per 1,000#97 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 33.9%#54 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 4.9%#126 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −46.8 per 1,000#192 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 67.1 years#152 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 22.7 per 1,000 births#63 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| University enrolment | 37.7%#94 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.733#107 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $9,710#81 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $308M2025 | — |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $8,964#132 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +2.3%#124 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 2.1%#73 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 35.5#68 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Foreign investment | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 36.0% of GDP#82 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 66%#127 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 40 per 100#186 of 191 · 2022 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 54% of land#40 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 0.00 t a year#183 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 12.2%#130 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 97.2%#122 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 4.1 µg/m³#189 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 16.1% of land#106 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 2.8% of land#152 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.52#3 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.35#65 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of New Zealand |
| Government | Parliamentary republicmixed presidential-parliamentary system in free association with the US | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Majuro | Alofi |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | New Zealand dollar (NZD) |
| Official languages | English, Marshallese | English, Niuean |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+12 | UTC−11 |
| Calling code | +692 | +683 |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania | Polynesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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.
- What kind of government do Marshall Islands and Niue have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Marshall Islands: parliamentary republic; Niue: dependent territory.