Northern Mariana Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 573 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 573 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsWestern SaharaNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 573× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 612,000 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | — |
| Region | Micronesia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 573 times smaller than Western Sahara. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 573 times: Western Sahara has 573× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².