Gabon vs Sint Maarten
Gabon is 7,873 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Gabon about 7873 times.
GabonSint MaartenGabon moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 7,873× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Gabon | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 43,923 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Philipsburg |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Gabon is 7,873 times larger than Sint Maarten. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Gabon?
- About 7873 times: Gabon has 7,873× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Gabon and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Sint Maarten?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 43,923. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².