Marshall Islands vs Norfolk Island
Marshall Islands is 5.17 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Marshall Islands about 5.2 times.
Marshall IslandsNorfolk IslandMarshall Islands moved onto Norfolk Island · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 5.17× the area of Norfolk Island.
 Marshall Islands |  Norfolk Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMarshall Islands: 5.17× the area | 181 km²#189 of 194 | 35 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMarshall Islands: 16.6× the population | 36,282#190 of 194 · 2025 | 2,1882021 |
| DensityMarshall Islands: 3.21× the density | 200 / km²#50 of 194 | 63 / 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 Australia |
| Government | Parliamentary republicmixed presidential-parliamentary system in free association with the US | Dependent territoryadministered as an overseas territory of Australia |
| Capital | Majuro | Kingston |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Official languages | English, Marshallese | English, Norfuk |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+12 | UTC+11, summer time UTC+12 |
| Calling code | +692 | +6723 |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania | Australia and New Zealand, 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; Norfolk Island at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Yes. Marshall Islands is 5.17 times larger than Norfolk Island. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Norfolk Island covers 35 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 5.2 times: Marshall Islands has 5.17× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island about 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 2,188. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Norfolk Island 63 per km².
- What kind of government do Marshall Islands and Norfolk Island have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Marshall Islands: parliamentary republic; Norfolk Island: dependent territory.