Marshall Islands vs Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 49% larger than Marshall Islands.
Marshall IslandsSaint Kitts and NevisMarshall Islands moved onto Saint Kitts and Nevis · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.67× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Put the other way, Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1.49× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 269 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 46,922 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 174 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Basseterre |
| 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 Kitts and Nevis at 17° 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- No. Marshall Islands is 33% smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 1.5 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 1.49× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km².