Northern Mariana Islands vs Samoa
Samoa is 6.13 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Samoa about 6.1 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsSamoaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
0.16×
Northern Mariana Islands is 0.16× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 6.13× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 219,306 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Apia |
| Region | Micronesia | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Samoa?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 6.13 times smaller than Samoa. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Samoa?
- About 6.1 times: Samoa has 6.13× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Samoa 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 Samoa 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 Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Samoa 77 per km².