Marshall Islands vs Wallis and Futuna
Wallis and Futuna is 51% larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Wallis and Futuna about 1.5 times.
Marshall IslandsWallis and FutunaMarshall Islands moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
0.66×
Marshall Islands is 0.66× the area of Wallis and Futuna. Put the other way, Wallis and Futuna is 1.51× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 274 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 11,558 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 42 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Mata-Utu |
| Region | Micronesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- No. Marshall Islands is 34% smaller than Wallis and Futuna. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Wallis and Futuna?
- About 1.5 times: Wallis and Futuna has 1.51× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna about 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Marshall Islands: 36,282 people against 11,558. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².