North Korea vs Sint Maarten
North Korea is 3,545 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into North Korea about 3545 times.
North KoreaSint MaartenNorth Korea moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 3,545× the area of Sint Maarten.
| North Korea | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 43,923 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Philipsburg |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. North Korea sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.71× its true area; Sint Maarten at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Sint Maarten. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is North Korea bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. North Korea is 3,545 times larger than Sint Maarten. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into North Korea?
- About 3545 times: North Korea has 3,545× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do North Korea and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Korea is drawn about 1.71× its true area there and Sint Maarten about 1.11×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Sint Maarten. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Sint Maarten?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 43,923. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².