Northern Mariana Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 11.1 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 11 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsTrinidad and TobagoNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.09× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 11.1× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Micronesia | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 11.1 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 11 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 11.1× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².