Northern Mariana Islands vs Qatar
Qatar is 24.6 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Qatar about 25 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsQatarNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.04× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 24.6× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Doha |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 24.6 times smaller than Qatar. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Qatar?
- About 25 times: Qatar has 24.6× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Qatar 260 per km².