Marshall Islands vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.15 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines about 2.1 times.

Marshall IslandsSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesMarshall Islands moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.47× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Put the other way, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 2.15× the size of Marshall Islands.
Marshall IslandsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines
Area181 km²389 km²
Population36,28299,924
Density200 / km²257 / km²
CapitalMajuroKingstown
RegionMicronesiaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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 Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
No. Marshall Islands is 2.15 times smaller than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
About 2.1 times: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 2.15× the area of Marshall Islands.
Why do Marshall Islands and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines about 1.06×. 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 Vincent and the Grenadines?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 99,924 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².