Northern Mariana Islands vs Palau
Palau and Northern Mariana Islands are almost exactly the same size.
Northern Mariana IslandsPalauNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 1.0× the area of Palau. Put the other way, Palau is 1.0× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 17,663 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Koror |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Northern Mariana Islands sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Palau?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands and Palau are almost exactly the same size. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Palau?
- About 1.0 times: Palau has 1.0× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Palau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Northern Mariana Islands is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and Palau about 1.02×. 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, Northern Mariana Islands or Palau?
- Northern Mariana Islands: 43,541 people against 17,663. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Palau 38 per km².