Brunei vs Sint Maarten
Brunei is 170 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Brunei about 170 times.
BruneiSint MaartenBrunei moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 170× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Brunei | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 43,923 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Philipsburg |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Brunei bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Brunei is 170 times larger than Sint Maarten. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Brunei?
- About 170 times: Brunei has 170× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Brunei and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× 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, Brunei or Sint Maarten?
- Brunei: 466,330 people against 43,923. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².