Marshall Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 28.3 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 28 times.
Marshall IslandsTrinidad and TobagoMarshall Islands moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.04× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 28.3× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Port-of-Spain |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Marshall Islands is 28.3 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 28 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 28.3× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².