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Northern Mariana Islands vs Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia is 33% larger than Northern Mariana Islands.

Northern Mariana IslandsSaint LuciaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.75× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 1.33× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
Northern Mariana IslandsSaint Lucia
Area464 km²617 km²
Population43,541180,149
Density94 / km²292 / km²
CapitalSaipanCastries
RegionMicronesiaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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; Saint Lucia at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Saint Lucia?
No. Northern Mariana Islands is 25% smaller than Saint Lucia. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Saint Lucia?
About 1.3 times: Saint Lucia has 1.33× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Saint Lucia 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 Saint Lucia about 1.06×. 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 Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².
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