Comoros vs Sint Maarten
Comoros is 59.8 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Comoros about 60 times.
ComorosSint MaartenComoros moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 59.8× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Comoros | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 43,923 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Philipsburg |
| 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; 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 Comoros bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Comoros is 59.8 times larger than Sint Maarten. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Comoros?
- About 60 times: Comoros has 59.8× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Comoros and Sint Maarten 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 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, Comoros or Sint Maarten?
- Comoros: 882,847 people against 43,923. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².