Northern Mariana Islands vs South Korea
South Korea is 216 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into South Korea about 216 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsSouth KoreaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 216× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Seoul |
| Region | Micronesia | Eastern 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 216 times smaller than South Korea. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into South Korea?
- About 216 times: South Korea has 216× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², South Korea 515 per km².