Nauru vs Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten is 62% larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Sint Maarten about 1.6 times.
NauruSint MaartenNauru moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.62× the area of Sint Maarten. Put the other way, Sint Maarten is 1.62× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 43,923 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | 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. Nauru sits at about 1°S 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 Nauru bigger than Sint Maarten?
- No. Nauru is 38% smaller than Sint Maarten. Nauru covers 21 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Sint Maarten?
- About 1.6 times: Sint Maarten has 1.62× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru 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, Nauru or Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten: 43,923 people against 12,025. Density: Nauru 573 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².