New Caledonia vs Sint Maarten
New Caledonia is 546 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into New Caledonia about 546 times.
New CaledoniaSint MaartenNew Caledonia moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 546× the area of Sint Maarten.
| New Caledonia | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 43,923 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Philipsburg |
| Region | Melanesia | 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. New Caledonia sits at about 21°S and is stretched to 1.15× 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 New Caledonia bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 546 times larger than Sint Maarten. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into New Caledonia?
- About 546 times: New Caledonia has 546× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do New Caledonia and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Caledonia is drawn about 1.15× 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, New Caledonia or Sint Maarten?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 43,923. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².