Barbados vs Sint Maarten
Barbados is 12.9 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Barbados about 13 times.
BarbadosSint MaartenBarbados moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 12.9× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Barbados | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 43,923 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Barbados bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Barbados is 12.9 times larger than Sint Maarten. Barbados covers 439 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Barbados?
- About 13 times: Barbados has 12.9× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Barbados and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× 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, Barbados or Sint Maarten?
- Barbados: 282,623 people against 43,923. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².