Costa Rica vs Sint Maarten
Costa Rica is 1,505 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Costa Rica about 1505 times.
Costa RicaSint MaartenCosta Rica moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Costa Rica is 1,505× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Costa Rica | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 43,923 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Philipsburg |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Costa Rica bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 1,505 times larger than Sint Maarten. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Costa Rica?
- About 1505 times: Costa Rica has 1,505× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Costa Rica and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or Sint Maarten?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 43,923. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².