Chagos Islands vs Sint Maarten
Chagos Islands is 76% larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Chagos Islands about 1.8 times.
Chagos IslandsSint MaartenChagos Islands moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
1.76×
Chagos Islands is 1.76× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Chagos Islands | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 60 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 3,000 | 43,923 |
| Density | 50 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Diego Garcia | Philipsburg |
| Region | Seven seas (open ocean) | 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. Chagos Islands sits at about 7°S and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Chagos Islands bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Chagos Islands is 76% larger than Sint Maarten. Chagos Islands covers 60 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Chagos Islands?
- About 1.8 times: Chagos Islands has 1.76× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Chagos Islands and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chagos Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Chagos Islands or Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten: 43,923 people against 3,000. Density: Chagos Islands 50 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².