Northern Mariana Islands vs Somalia
Somalia is 1,374 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Somalia about 1374 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsSomaliaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1,374× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Mogadishu |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 1,374 times smaller than Somalia. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Somalia?
- About 1374 times: Somalia has 1,374× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Somalia 31 per km².