Kiribati vs Sint Maarten
Kiribati is 23.9 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Kiribati about 24 times.
KiribatiSint MaartenKiribati moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 23.9× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Kiribati | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 43,923 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Philipsburg |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°N 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 Kiribati bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Kiribati is 23.9 times larger than Sint Maarten. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Kiribati?
- About 24 times: Kiribati has 23.9× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Kiribati and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Sint Maarten?
- Kiribati: 136,488 people against 43,923. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².