Norfolk Island vs Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands is 13.3 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 13 times.
Norfolk IslandNorthern Mariana IslandsNorfolk Island moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Norfolk Island is 0.08× the area of Northern Mariana Islands. Put the other way, Northern Mariana Islands is 13.3× the size of Norfolk Island.
| Norfolk Island | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 35 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 2,188 | 43,541 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Saipan |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Norfolk Island sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 Norfolk Island bigger than Northern Mariana Islands?
- No. Norfolk Island is 13.3 times smaller than Northern Mariana Islands. Norfolk Island covers 35 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 13 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 13.3× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Norfolk Island and Northern Mariana Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Norfolk Island is drawn about 1.31× 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, Norfolk Island or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands: 43,541 people against 2,188. Density: Norfolk Island 63 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².