Maldives vs Sint Maarten
Maldives is 8.76 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Maldives about 8.8 times.
MaldivesSint MaartenMaldives moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 8.76× the area of Sint Maarten.
 Maldives |  Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMaldives: 8.76× the area | 298 km²#187 of 194 | 34 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationMaldives: 12.1× the population | 529,676#167 of 194 · 2025 | 43,9232025 |
| DensityMaldives: 1.38× the density | 1,777 / km²#6 of 194 | 1,292 / km² |
| Urban populationSint Maarten: 2.35× the urban share | 43%#145 of 192 · 2025 | 100%2025 |
| Fertility rateMaldives: 1.08× the births per woman | 1.56 per woman#127 of 192 · 2024 | 1.44 per woman2024 |
| Population growthSint Maarten: 0.96 points higher | +0.35%#141 of 192 · 2025 | +1.31%2025 |
| Birth rateMaldives: 1.16× the birth rate | 10.6 per 1,000#132 of 192 · 2024 | 9.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateSint Maarten: 3.46× the death rate | 2.4 per 1,000#186 of 192 · 2024 | 8.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Maldives: 4.2 points higher | 19.0%#119 of 192 · 2025 | 14.8%2025 |
| People over 65Sint Maarten: 9.5 points higher | 5.0%#123 of 192 · 2025 | 14.5%2025 |
| Net migrationSint Maarten: 16.4 per 1,000 higher | −4.3 per 1,000#171 of 192 · 2025 | +12.1 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.12 per 1,000#113 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyMaldives: 4.8 years longer | 81.3 years#37 of 192 · 2024 | 76.5 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 4.7 per 1,000 births#144 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 2.24 per 1,000#80 of 178 · 2019 | — |
| University enrolmentMaldives: 6.3× the university enrolment | 48.5%#77 of 145 · 2022 | 7.7%2023 |
| Human Development Index | 0.766#92 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaSint Maarten: 3.01× the income per person | $12,950#72 of 185 · 2025 | $38,9502024 |
| GDPMaldives: 4.1× the economy | $7.74B2025 | $1.89B2025 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Sint Maarten: 1.98× the output per person | $28,555#72 of 184 · 2025 | $56,4912025 |
| GDP growthMaldives: 2.9 points higher | +6.3%#26 of 187 · 2025 | +3.4%2025 |
| 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 investmentMaldives: 9.2 points higher | 11.1% of GDP#12 of 184 · 2025 | 1.9% of GDP2025 |
| Exports | 78.2% of GDP#16 of 168 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users | 85%#78 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsSint Maarten: 1.39× the mobile subscriptions | 148 per 100#28 of 191 · 2024 | 205 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaMaldives: 1.42× the forest share | 13% of land#140 of 192 · 2024 | 9% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 3.57 t a year#73 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energyMaldives: 1.2 points higher | 1.2%#172 of 190 · 2022 | 0.0%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 landMaldives: 2.9 points higher | 3.0% of land#176 of 191 · 2025 | 0.1% 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 rate | 0.6 per 100,000#132 of 146 · 2019 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of Netherlands |
| Government | Presidential republic | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Male | Philipsburg |
| Currency | Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR) | Caribbean guilder (XCG) |
| Official languages | Maldivian | English, Dutch |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+5 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +960 | +1 721 |
| 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; 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 Maldives bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Maldives is 8.76 times larger than Sint Maarten. Maldives covers 298 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Maldives?
- About 8.8 times: Maldives has 8.76× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Maldives and Sint Maarten 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 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, Maldives or Sint Maarten?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 43,923. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².
- Which is richer, Maldives or Sint Maarten?
- By gross national income per person, Sint Maarten: $38,950 against $12,950 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 3.01× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Maldives or Sint Maarten?
- In Maldives: life expectancy at birth is 81.3 years, against 76.5 — 4.8 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Maldives and Sint Maarten have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Maldives: presidential republic; Sint Maarten: dependent territory.