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Northern Mariana Islands vs Vanuatu

Vanuatu is 26.3 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Vanuatu about 26 times.

Northern Mariana IslandsVanuatuNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.04× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 26.3× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
Northern Mariana IslandsVanuatu
Area464 km²12,190 km²
Population43,541335,169
Density94 / km²27 / km²
CapitalSaipanPort-Vila
RegionMicronesiaMelanesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
No. Northern Mariana Islands is 26.3 times smaller than Vanuatu. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Vanuatu?
About 26 times: Vanuatu has 26.3× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².
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