British Virgin Islands vs Sint Maarten
British Virgin Islands is 4.44 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into British Virgin Islands about 4.4 times.
British Virgin IslandsSint MaartenBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 4.44× the area of Sint Maarten.
| British Virgin Islands | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 43,923 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. British Virgin Islands is 4.44 times larger than Sint Maarten. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into British Virgin Islands?
- About 4.4 times: British Virgin Islands has 4.44× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× 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, British Virgin Islands or Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten: 43,923 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².