Marshall Islands vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 67.3 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 67 times.
Marshall IslandsVanuatuMarshall Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.01× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 67.3× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 335,169 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Port-Vila |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Marshall Islands is 67.3 times smaller than Vanuatu. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Vanuatu?
- About 67 times: Vanuatu has 67.3× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².