Canada vs Saint Martin
Canada is 188,390 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Canada about 188390 times.
CanadaSaint MartinCanada moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Canada is 188,390× the area of Saint Martin.
 Canada |  Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 188,390× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 53 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 1,670× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 24,9412025 |
| DensitySaint Martin: 113× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 471 / km² |
| Urban populationSaint Martin: 1.21× the urban share | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 | 100%2025 |
| Fertility rateSaint Martin: 2.14× the births per woman | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 | 2.67 per woman2024 |
| Population growthCanada: 5.59 points higher | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 | −4.65%2025 |
| Birth rateSaint Martin: 1.69× the birth rate | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 | 15.0 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateSaint Martin: 1.23× the death rate | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 | 9.7 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Saint Martin: 6.1 points higher | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 | 21.1%2025 |
| People over 65Canada: 0.6 points higher | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 | 19.7%2025 |
| Net migrationCanada: 54.7 per 1,000 higher | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 | −46.9 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyCanada: 1.7 years longer | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 | 80.4 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| University enrolment | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDPCanada: 3,575× the economy | $2.32T2025 | $649M2021 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growthSaint Martin: 3.2 points higher | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 | +4.9%2021 |
| Inflation | +2.1%#116 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 6.9%#58 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.3%#116 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 31.5#107 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 1.1% of jobs#169 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 18.7% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 80.1% of jobs#13 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 31.3% of GDP#100 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Military spending | 1.6% of GDP#80 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 94%#28 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaCanada: 1.79× the forest share | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 | 23% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 | — |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 6.6 µg/m³#176 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected landCanada: 3.6 points higher | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | 9.3% of land2025 |
| Arable land | 4.3% of land#134 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 3.7%#132 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 537 mm#138 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +0.81#48 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +1.59#15 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rateSaint Martin: 13.4× the homicide rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 | 26.9 per 100,0002016 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of France |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyfederal parliamentary democracy (Parliament of Canada) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm; federal and state authorities and responsibilities regulated in constitution | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Ottawa | Marigot |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | English, French | French |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 · UTC−8 to UTC−3:30, 6 time zones | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +1 | +590 |
| Region | Northern America, North America | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Canada sits at about 60° N and is stretched to 4.1× its true area; Saint Martin at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Saint Martin. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Canada bigger than Saint Martin?
- Yes. Canada is 188,390 times larger than Saint Martin. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Canada?
- About 188390 times: Canada has 188,390× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Canada and Saint Martin look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Canada is drawn about 4.1× its true area there and Saint Martin about 1.11×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Saint Martin. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Saint Martin?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 24,941. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Canada or Saint Martin?
- In Canada: life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years, against 80.4 — 1.7 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Canada and Saint Martin have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; Saint Martin: dependent territory.