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Northern Mariana Islands vs Uruguay

Uruguay is 380 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Uruguay about 380 times.

Northern Mariana IslandsUruguayNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 380× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
Northern Mariana IslandsUruguay
Area464 km²176,215 km²
Population43,5413,384,688
Density94 / km²19 / km²
CapitalSaipanMontevideo
RegionMicronesiaSouth America
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
No. Northern Mariana Islands is 380 times smaller than Uruguay. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Uruguay?
About 380 times: Uruguay has 380× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².
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