Marshall Islands vs Palau
Palau is 2.57 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Palau about 2.6 times.
Marshall IslandsPalauMarshall Islands moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.39× the area of Palau. Put the other way, Palau is 2.57× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 17,663 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Koror |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- No. Marshall Islands is 2.57 times smaller than Palau. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Palau?
- About 2.6 times: Palau has 2.57× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 17,663. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Palau 38 per km².