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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 43,923 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Philipsburg |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. 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.