Belize vs Sint Maarten
Belize is 675 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Belize about 675 times.
BelizeSint MaartenBelize moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 675× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Belize | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 43,923 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Philipsburg |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Belize is 675 times larger than Sint Maarten. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Belize?
- About 675 times: Belize has 675× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Belize and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or Sint Maarten?
- Belize: 422,924 people against 43,923. Density: Belize 18 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².