Marshall Islands vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 91% larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into US Virgin Islands about 1.9 times.
Marshall IslandsUS Virgin IslandsMarshall Islands moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.52× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 1.91× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 103,792 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- No. Marshall Islands is 48% smaller than US Virgin Islands. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 1.9 times: US Virgin Islands has 1.91× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².