Japan vs Sint Maarten

Japan is 11,117 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Japan about 11117 times.

JapanSint MaartenJapan moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Japan is 11,117× the area of Sint Maarten.
JapanSint Maarten
Area377,972 km²34 km²
Population123,366,73443,923
Density326 / km²1,292 / km²
CapitalTokyoPhilipsburg
RegionEastern AsiaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours01

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Sint Maarten?
Yes. Japan is 11,117 times larger than Sint Maarten. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Japan?
About 11117 times: Japan has 11,117× the area of Sint Maarten.
Why do Japan and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Sint Maarten?
Japan: 123,366,734 people against 43,923. Density: Japan 326 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².