Cayman Islands vs Sint Maarten
Cayman Islands is 7.76 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Cayman Islands about 7.8 times.
Cayman IslandsSint MaartenCayman Islands moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 7.76× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Cayman Islands | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 43,923 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | George 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. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Cayman Islands bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Cayman Islands is 7.76 times larger than Sint Maarten. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Cayman Islands?
- About 7.8 times: Cayman Islands has 7.76× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× 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, Cayman Islands or Sint Maarten?
- Cayman Islands: 75,844 people against 43,923. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².