Côte d'Ivoire vs Sint Maarten

Côte d'Ivoire is 9,484 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 9484 times.

Côte d'IvoireSint MaartenCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 9,484× the area of Sint Maarten.
Côte d'IvoireSint Maarten
Area322,463 km²34 km²
Population32,711,54743,923
Density101 / km²1,292 / km²
CapitalYamoussoukroPhilipsburg
RegionWestern AfricaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours51

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Sint Maarten?
Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 9,484 times larger than Sint Maarten. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
About 9484 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 9,484× the area of Sint Maarten.
Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Sint Maarten?
Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 43,923. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².