Curaçao vs Sint Maarten
Curaçao is 13.1 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Curaçao about 13 times.
CuraçaoSint MaartenCuraçao moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 13.1× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Curaçao | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 43,923 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Philipsburg |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Curaçao is 13.1 times larger than Sint Maarten. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Curaçao?
- About 13 times: Curaçao has 13.1× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Curaçao and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Sint Maarten?
- Curaçao: 156,263 people against 43,923. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².