Mauritius vs Sint Maarten
Mauritius is 60 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Mauritius about 60 times.
MauritiusSint MaartenMauritius moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Mauritius is 60× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Mauritius | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 43,923 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | Philipsburg |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Mauritius sits at about 20°S and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Mauritius bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Mauritius is 60 times larger than Sint Maarten. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Mauritius?
- About 60 times: Mauritius has 60× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Mauritius and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritius is drawn about 1.14× 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, Mauritius or Sint Maarten?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 43,923. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².