Marshall Islands vs Sint Maarten
Marshall Islands is 5.32 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Marshall Islands about 5.3 times.
Marshall IslandsSint MaartenMarshall Islands moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 5.32× the area of Sint Maarten.
 Marshall Islands |  Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaMarshall Islands: 5.32× the area | 181 km²#189 of 194 | 34 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationSint Maarten: 1.21× the population | 36,282#190 of 194 · 2025 | 43,9232025 |
| DensitySint Maarten: 6.44× the density | 200 / km²#50 of 194 | 1,292 / km² |
| Urban populationSint Maarten: 1.26× the urban share | 79%#48 of 192 · 2025 | 100%2025 |
| Fertility rateMarshall Islands: 1.99× the births per woman | 2.86 per woman#57 of 192 · 2024 | 1.44 per woman2024 |
| Population growthSint Maarten: 4.74 points higher | −3.43%#192 of 192 · 2025 | +1.31%2025 |
| Birth rateMarshall Islands: 2.21× the birth rate | 20.1 per 1,000#71 of 192 · 2024 | 9.1 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateSint Maarten: 1.17× the death rate | 7.1 per 1,000#97 of 192 · 2024 | 8.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15Marshall Islands: 19.1 points higher | 33.9%#54 of 192 · 2025 | 14.8%2025 |
| People over 65Sint Maarten: 9.6 points higher | 4.9%#126 of 192 · 2025 | 14.5%2025 |
| Net migrationSint Maarten: 58.9 per 1,000 higher | −46.8 per 1,000#192 of 192 · 2025 | +12.1 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 0.00 per 1,000#174 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancySint Maarten: 9.4 years longer | 67.1 years#152 of 192 · 2024 | 76.5 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 22.7 per 1,000 births#63 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| University enrolmentMarshall Islands: 4.9× the university enrolment | 37.7%#94 of 145 · 2024 | 7.7%2023 |
| Human Development Index | 0.733#107 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaSint Maarten: 4.01× the income per person | $9,710#81 of 185 · 2025 | $38,9502024 |
| GDPSint Maarten: 6.13× the economy | $308M2025 | $1.89B2025 |
| Income group | Upper-middle income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Sint Maarten: 6.3× the output per person | $8,964#132 of 184 · 2025 | $56,4912025 |
| GDP growthSint Maarten: 1.1 points higher | +2.3%#124 of 187 · 2025 | +3.4%2025 |
| Extreme poverty | 2.1%#73 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 35.5#68 of 149 · 2019 | — |
| Foreign investmentSint Maarten: 0.9 points higher | 1.0% of GDP#126 of 184 · 2025 | 1.9% of GDP2025 |
| Exports | 36.0% of GDP#82 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 66%#127 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsSint Maarten: 5.13× the mobile subscriptions | 40 per 100#186 of 191 · 2022 | 205 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaMarshall Islands: 6.09× the forest share | 54% of land#40 of 192 · 2024 | 9% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per person | 0.00 t a year#183 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energyMarshall Islands: 12.2 points higher | 12.2%#130 of 190 · 2022 | 0.0%2022 |
| Access to electricitySint Maarten: 2.8 points higher | 97.2%#122 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 4.1 µg/m³#189 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected landMarshall Islands: 16.0 points higher | 16.1% of land#106 of 191 · 2025 | 0.1% of land2025 |
| Arable land | 2.8% of land#152 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.52#3 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.35#65 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of Netherlands |
| Government | Parliamentary republicmixed presidential-parliamentary system in free association with the US | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy |
| Capital | Majuro | Philipsburg |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) | Caribbean guilder (XCG) |
| Official languages | English, Marshallese | English, Dutch |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+12 | UTC−4 |
| Calling code | +692 | +1 721 |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7° N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Marshall Islands is 5.32 times larger than Sint Maarten. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Marshall Islands?
- About 5.3 times: Marshall Islands has 5.32× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten: 43,923 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².
- Which is richer, Marshall Islands or Sint Maarten?
- By gross national income per person, Sint Maarten: $38,950 against $9,710 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 4.01× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Marshall Islands or Sint Maarten?
- In Sint Maarten: life expectancy at birth is 76.5 years, against 67.1 — 9.4 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Marshall Islands and Sint Maarten have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Marshall Islands: parliamentary republic; Sint Maarten: dependent territory.