Marshall Islands vs Saint Helena
Saint Helena is 2.18 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Saint Helena about 2.2 times.
Marshall IslandsSaint HelenaMarshall Islands moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.46× the area of Saint Helena. Put the other way, Saint Helena is 2.18× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 5,633 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Jamestown |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- No. Marshall Islands is 2.18 times smaller than Saint Helena. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Saint Helena?
- About 2.2 times: Saint Helena has 2.18× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 5,633. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².