Northern Mariana Islands vs South Africa
South Africa is 2,632 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into South Africa about 2632 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsSouth AfricaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 2,632× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Pretoria |
| Region | Micronesia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 2,632 times smaller than South Africa. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into South Africa?
- About 2632 times: South Africa has 2,632× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², South Africa 53 per km².