Niue vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 78% larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 1.8 times.
NiueNorthern Mariana IslandsNiue moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Niue is 0.56× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 1.78× the size of Niue.
| Niue | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 260 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 1,821 | 43,541 |
| Density | 7.0 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Alofi | Saipan |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Niue sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Niue bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Niue is 44% smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Niue covers 260 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 1.8 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 1.78× the area of Niue.
- Why do Niue and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Niue is drawn about 1.12× 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, Niue or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands: 43,541 people against 1,821. Density: Niue 7.0 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².