Marshall Islands vs Suriname
Suriname is 902 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Suriname about 902 times.
Marshall IslandsSurinameMarshall Islands moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 902× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 639,850 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Paramaribo |
| Region | Micronesia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- No. Marshall Islands is 902 times smaller than Suriname. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Suriname?
- About 902 times: Suriname has 902× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².