Sint Maarten at its true size
Sint Maarten covers 34 km², number 231 of 235 countries and territories by area. Home to 43,923 people (2025). Sitting near the equator, it is one of the few places Mercator gets almost right.
Equal-area projection · Natural Earth 50m
| Area | 34 km² Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Population | 43,923 World Bank, 2025 |
| Density | 1,292 per km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg |
| Local time in Philipsburg | |
| Time zone | UTC−4 IANA |
| Currency | Caribbean guilder (XCG) Wikidata |
| Languages | English, Dutch |
| Traffic | On the right |
| Region | Caribbean, North America |
| Status | Territory of Netherlands |
| Coast | Has a coastline |
| Calling code | +1 721 |
| Codes | SX · SXM · 534 |
Countries of a similar size
Every country within 25% of Sint Maarten’s area, lit up on the map →
- Nauru1.62×Sint Maarten is 62% larger than Nauru.
- San Marino0.56×Sint Maarten is 44% smaller than San Marino.
- Liechtenstein0.21×Sint Maarten is 4.71 times smaller than Liechtenstein.
- Marshall Islands0.19×Sint Maarten is 5.32 times smaller than Marshall Islands.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis0.13×Sint Maarten is 7.91 times smaller than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Maldives0.11×Sint Maarten is 8.76 times smaller than Maldives.
How many times does Sint Maarten fit into…
- Russia: about 502218 times
- Canada: about 293667 times
- United States: about 289020 times
Neighbours
Questions about Sint Maarten
- How big is Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten covers 34 km², which makes it number 231 of 235 countries and territories by area. About 43,923 people live there (2025), 1,292 per km².
- Is Sint Maarten bigger than Nauru?
- Sint Maarten is 62% larger than Nauru. Sint Maarten: 34 km²; Nauru: 21 km².
- How much does the Mercator map distort Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten lies close to the equator, so Mercator draws it at nearly its true size. It is the countries far from the equator that Mercator inflates.
- Which countries border Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten shares a land border with Saint Martin.