Marshall Islands is 1.02× the size of Washington, D.C.

What fits

• Washington, D.C. is 98% of the size of Marshall Islands.
• Marshall Islands is larger by 2.6 km² (1.0 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Washington, D.C.
• Measured in Belgiums: Marshall Islands is about 0.01, Washington, D.C. about 0.01.

How they differ

• Marshall Islands is larger, but Washington, D.C. has the larger population: 690,000 against 53,000, 13.0× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 4,251 in Washington, D.C. against 322 in Marshall Islands: Washington, D.C. is 13.2× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 11,400 km apart.
• On a standard web map Washington, D.C. looks larger than Marshall Islands: Marshall Islands at 7°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Washington, D.C. at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Washington, D.C. as 1.60× the size of Marshall Islands, when Marshall Islands is 1.02× the size of Washington, D.C.
• At Washington, D.C.'s density, Marshall Islands would have 701,000 people (it has 53,000). At Marshall Islands's density, Washington, D.C. would have 52,000 (it has 690,000).
• Washington, D.C.'s centre is 31.8° of latitude, about 3,540 km, farther north than Marshall Islands's.
• Marshall Islands ranks 217th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• Washington, D.C. is the 51st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
• Washington, D.C. lies about 32° of latitude (roughly 3,540 km) north of Marshall Islands.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Marshall Islands would have about 3,100 m² and each person in Washington, D.C. about 240 m².
• Laid side by side, Marshall Islands and Washington, D.C. would cover 327 km², about the same size as Malta.
• Together they have 743,000 people, 94% as many people as Bhutan.
• Marshall Islands is drawn from 176 points and Washington, D.C. is drawn from 10 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
• Counted as a country, Washington, D.C. would rank 215th by area and 167th by population.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 165 km² is 9.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 181 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Our measured 162 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 177 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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