Comoros vs Saint Martin
Comoros is 38.4 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Comoros about 38 times.
ComorosSaint MartinComoros moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
38.4×
Comoros is 38.4× the area of Saint Martin.
| Comoros | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 24,941 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Marigot |
| Region | Eastern 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. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Saint Martin 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 Comoros bigger than Saint Martin?
- Yes. Comoros is 38.4 times larger than Saint Martin. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Comoros?
- About 38 times: Comoros has 38.4× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Comoros and Saint Martin look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Saint Martin 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, Comoros or Saint Martin?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 24,941. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².