Guinea-Bissau vs Sint Maarten
Guinea-Bissau is 1,063 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 1063 times.
Guinea-BissauSint MaartenGuinea-Bissau moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
1,063×
Guinea-Bissau is 1,063× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Guinea-Bissau | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 43,923 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Philipsburg |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 1,063 times larger than Sint Maarten. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1063 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1,063× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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, Guinea-Bissau or Sint Maarten?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 43,923. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².