Northern Mariana Islands vs Palestine
Palestine is 17.7 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Palestine about 18 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsPalestineNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.06× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 17.7× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 17.7 times smaller than Palestine. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Palestine?
- About 18 times: Palestine has 17.7× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Palestine 659 per km².