Montserrat vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 4.55 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 4.5 times.
MontserratNorthern Mariana IslandsMontserrat moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.22× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 4.55× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 43,541 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Saipan |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× its true area; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N 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 Montserrat bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Montserrat is 4.55 times smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 4.5 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 4.55× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× its true area there and Northern Mariana Islands 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, Montserrat or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands: 43,541 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².