Maldives vs Saint Martin
Maldives is 5.62 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Maldives about 5.6 times.
MaldivesSaint MartinMaldives moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 5.62× the area of Saint Martin.
 Maldives |  Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMaldives: 5.62× the area | 298 km²#187 of 194 | 53 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMaldives: 21.2× the population | 529,676#167 of 194 · 2025 | 24,9412025 |
| DensityMaldives: 3.78× the density | 1,777 / km²#6 of 194 | 471 / km² |
| Urban populationSaint Martin: 2.35× the urban share | 43%#145 of 192 · 2025 | 100%2025 |
| Fertility rateSaint Martin: 1.71× the births per woman | 1.56 per woman#127 of 192 · 2024 | 2.67 per woman2024 |
| Population growthMaldives: 5.00 points higher | +0.35%#141 of 192 · 2025 | −4.65%2025 |
| Birth rateSaint Martin: 1.42× the birth rate | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 | 15.0 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateSaint Martin: 4.04× the death rate | 2.4 per 1,000#186 of 192 · 2024 | 9.7 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Saint Martin: 2.1 points higher | 19.0%#119 of 192 · 2025 | 21.1%2025 |
| People over 65Saint Martin: 14.7 points higher | 5.0%#123 of 192 · 2025 | 19.7%2025 |
| Net migrationMaldives: 42.6 per 1,000 higher | −4.3 per 1,000#171 of 192 · 2025 | −46.9 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.12 per 1,000#113 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyMaldives: 0.9 years longer | 81.3 years#37 of 192 · 2024 | 80.4 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.24 per 1,000#80 of 178 · 2019 | — |
| University enrolment | 48.5%#77 of 145 · 2022 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.766#92 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $12,950#72 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDPMaldives: 11.9× the economy | $7.74B2025 | $649M2021 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $28,555#72 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growthMaldives: 1.4 points higher | +6.3%#26 of 187 · 2025 | +4.9%2021 |
| Inflation | +4.0%#55 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 4.5%#106 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 29.3#125 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 11.3% of jobs#105 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 16.9% of jobs#115 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 71.8% of jobs#44 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 11.1% of GDP#12 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 78.2% of GDP#16 of 168 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users | 85%#78 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 148 per 100#28 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaSaint Martin: 1.87× the forest share | 13% of land#140 of 192 · 2024 | 23% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 3.57 t a year#73 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 1.2%#172 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricityThe same | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 11.2 µg/m³#145 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected landSaint Martin: 6.3 points higher | 3.0% of land#176 of 191 · 2025 | 9.3% of land2025 |
| Arable land | 13.1% of land#79 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 15.7%#74 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,972 mm#35 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +0.08#100 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | −0.33#105 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rateSaint Martin: 44.8× the homicide rate | 0.6 per 100,000#132 of 146 · 2019 | 26.9 per 100,0002016 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of France |
| Government | Presidential republic | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Territorial Council); overseas collectivity of France |
| Capital | Male | Marigot |
| Currency | Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Maldivian | French |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+5 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +960 | +590 |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia | Caribbean, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Maldives sits at about 4° N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Saint Martin 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 Maldives bigger than Saint Martin?
- Yes. Maldives is 5.62 times larger than Saint Martin. Maldives covers 298 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Maldives?
- About 5.6 times: Maldives has 5.62× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Maldives and Saint Martin look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Saint Martin 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, Maldives or Saint Martin?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 24,941. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².
- Where do people live longer, Maldives or Saint Martin?
- In Maldives: life expectancy at birth is 81.3 years, against 80.4 — 0.9 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Maldives and Saint Martin have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Maldives: presidential republic; Saint Martin: dependent territory.