Cabo Verde vs Sint Maarten
Cabo Verde is 119 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Cabo Verde about 119 times.
Cabo VerdeSint MaartenCabo Verde moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Cabo Verde is 119× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Cabo Verde | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 43,923 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Philipsburg |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Cabo Verde sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Cabo Verde bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 119 times larger than Sint Maarten. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 119 times: Cabo Verde has 119× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cabo Verde is drawn about 1.08× 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, Cabo Verde or Sint Maarten?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 43,923. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².