Eritrea vs Sint Maarten
Eritrea is 3,459 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Eritrea about 3459 times.
EritreaSint MaartenEritrea moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 3,459× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Eritrea | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 43,923 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Philipsburg |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Eritrea is 3,459 times larger than Sint Maarten. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Eritrea?
- About 3459 times: Eritrea has 3,459× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Eritrea and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Sint Maarten?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 43,923. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².