Marshall Islands vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 3,560 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into South Sudan about 3560 times.
Marshall IslandsSouth SudanMarshall Islands moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 3,560× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Juba |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- No. Marshall Islands is 3,560 times smaller than South Sudan. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into South Sudan?
- About 3560 times: South Sudan has 3,560× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and South Sudan 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 South Sudan 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².