Northern Mariana Islands vs Syria
Syria is 399 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Syria about 399 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsSyriaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 399× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Damascus |
| Region | Micronesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 399 times smaller than Syria. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Syria?
- About 399 times: Syria has 399× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Syria 138 per km².