Laos vs Sint Maarten
Laos is 6,965 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Laos about 6965 times.
LaosSint MaartenLaos moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
6,965×
Laos is 6,965× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Laos | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 236,800 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 7,873,046 | 43,923 |
| Density | 33 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Vientiane | Philipsburg |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Laos sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Laos bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Laos is 6,965 times larger than Sint Maarten. Laos covers 236,800 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Laos?
- About 6965 times: Laos has 6,965× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Laos and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Laos is drawn about 1.11× 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, Laos or Sint Maarten?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 43,923. Density: Laos 33 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².