Marshall Islands vs Saint Barthélemy
Marshall Islands is 7.54 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Marshall Islands about 7.5 times.
Marshall IslandsSaint BarthélemyMarshall Islands moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 7.54× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Marshall Islands | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 10,124 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Gustavia |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Marshall Islands is 7.54 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 7.5 times: Marshall Islands has 7.54× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 10,124. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².