Bahamas vs Sint Maarten
Bahamas is 408 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Bahamas about 408 times.
BahamasSint MaartenBahamas moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 408× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Bahamas | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 43,923 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Philipsburg |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× its true area; Sint Maarten at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Bahamas bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Bahamas is 408 times larger than Sint Maarten. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Bahamas?
- About 408 times: Bahamas has 408× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Bahamas and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× its true area there and Sint Maarten about 1.11×. 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, Bahamas or Sint Maarten?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 43,923. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².