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Northern Mariana Islands vs Tunisia

Tunisia is 353 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Tunisia about 353 times.

Northern Mariana IslandsTunisiaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 353× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
Northern Mariana IslandsTunisia
Area464 km²163,610 km²
Population43,54112,348,573
Density94 / km²75 / km²
CapitalSaipanTunis
RegionMicronesiaNorthern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours02

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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Tunisia?
No. Northern Mariana Islands is 353 times smaller than Tunisia. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Tunisia?
About 353 times: Tunisia has 353× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².
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