Canada vs Sint Maarten
Canada is 293,667 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Canada about 293667 times.
CanadaSint MaartenCanada moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Canada is 293,667× the area of Sint Maarten.
 Canada |  Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaCanada: 293,667× the area | 9,984,670 km²#2 of 194 | 34 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 1 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationCanada: 948× the population | 41,651,653#38 of 194 · 2025 | 43,9232025 |
| DensitySint Maarten: 310× the density | 4.2 / km²#188 of 194 | 1,292 / km² |
| Urban populationSint Maarten: 1.21× the urban share | 83%#36 of 192 · 2025 | 100%2025 |
| Fertility rateSint Maarten: 1.15× the births per woman | 1.25 per woman#171 of 192 · 2024 | 1.44 per woman2024 |
| Population growthSint Maarten: 0.37 points higher | +0.94%#100 of 192 · 2025 | +1.31%2025 |
| Birth rateAbout the same birth rate | 8.9 per 1,000#157 of 192 · 2024 | 9.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateSint Maarten: 1.05× the death rate | 7.9 per 1,000#72 of 192 · 2024 | 8.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Canada: 0.2 points higher | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 | 14.8%2025 |
| People over 65Canada: 5.8 points higher | 20.3%#30 of 192 · 2025 | 14.5%2025 |
| Net migrationSint Maarten: 4.3 per 1,000 higher | +7.8 per 1,000#11 of 192 · 2025 | +12.1 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.01 per 1,000#155 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyCanada: 5.6 years longer | 82.1 years#28 of 192 · 2024 | 76.5 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.82 per 1,000#65 of 178 · 2023 | — |
| University enrolmentCanada: 9.91× the university enrolment | 76.3%#36 of 145 · 2023 | 7.7%2023 |
| Human Development Index | 0.939#15 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaCanada: 1.45× the income per person | $56,420#16 of 185 · 2025 | $38,9502024 |
| GDPCanada: 1,229× the economy | $2.32T2025 | $1.89B2025 |
| Income group | High income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Canada: 1.18× the output per person | $66,746#24 of 184 · 2025 | $56,4912025 |
| GDP growthSint Maarten: 1.7 points higher | +1.7%#141 of 187 · 2025 | +3.4%2025 |
| 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 investmentCanada: 1.1 points higher | 3.0% of GDP#65 of 184 · 2025 | 1.9% of GDP2025 |
| 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 subscriptionsSint Maarten: 2.18× the mobile subscriptions | 94 per 100#137 of 191 · 2024 | 205 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaCanada: 4.77× the forest share | 42% of land#62 of 192 · 2024 | 9% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 14.0 t a year#11 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energyCanada: 23.8 points higher | 23.8%#96 of 190 · 2021 | 0.0%2022 |
| 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: 12.8 points higher | 12.9% of land#131 of 191 · 2025 | 0.1% 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 rate | 2.0 per 100,000#80 of 146 · 2023 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of Netherlands |
| 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 under a constitutional monarchy |
| Member of | NATO, OECD, G7, G20 | — |
| Capital | Ottawa | Philipsburg |
| Currency | Canadian dollar (CAD) | Caribbean guilder (XCG) |
| Official languages | English, French | English, Dutch |
| 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 | +1 721 |
| 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; Sint Maarten at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why Canada looks so much bigger than it is next to Sint Maarten. 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 Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Canada is 293,667 times larger than Sint Maarten. Canada covers 9,984,670 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Canada?
- About 293667 times: Canada has 293,667× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Canada and Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten about 1.11×. That is why Canada looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sint Maarten. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Canada or Sint Maarten?
- Canada: 41,651,653 people against 43,923. Density: Canada 4.2 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².
- Which is richer, Canada or Sint Maarten?
- By gross national income per person, Canada: $56,420 against $38,950 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 1.45× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Canada or Sint Maarten?
- In Canada: life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years, against 76.5 — 5.6 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Canada and Sint Maarten have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Canada: constitutional monarchy; Sint Maarten: dependent territory.