Northern Mariana Islands vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 998 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Papua New Guinea about 998 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsPapua New GuineaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 998× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Port Moresby |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 998 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 998 times: Papua New Guinea has 998× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².