Marshall Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 2.56 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 2.6 times.
Marshall IslandsNorthern Mariana IslandsMarshall Islands moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.39× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 2.56× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 43,541 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Saipan |
| Region | Micronesia | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Marshall Islands is 2.56 times smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 2.6 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 2.56× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands: 43,541 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².