Malta vs Sint Maarten
Malta is 9.29 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Malta about 9.3 times.
MaltaSint MaartenMalta moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Malta is 9.29× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Malta | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 43,923 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Philipsburg |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Malta is 9.29 times larger than Sint Maarten. Malta covers 316 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Malta?
- About 9.3 times: Malta has 9.29× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Malta and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or Sint Maarten?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 43,923. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².