Benin vs Sint Maarten
Benin is 3,375 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Benin about 3375 times.
BeninSint MaartenBenin moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
3,375×
Benin is 3,375× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Benin | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 43,923 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Philipsburg |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Benin is 3,375 times larger than Sint Maarten. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Benin?
- About 3375 times: Benin has 3,375× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Benin and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Sint Maarten?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 43,923. Density: Benin 129 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².