Northern Mariana Islands vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 19.6 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Puerto Rico about 20 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsPuerto RicoNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.05× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 19.6× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | San Juan |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 19.6 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 20 times: Puerto Rico has 19.6× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².