Northern Mariana Islands vs Sint Maarten
Northern Mariana Islands is 13.6 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Northern Mariana Islands about 14 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsSint MaartenNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 13.6× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 43,923 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | 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. Northern Mariana Islands sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Northern Mariana Islands is 13.6 times larger than Sint Maarten. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Northern Mariana Islands?
- About 14 times: Northern Mariana Islands has 13.6× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Northern Mariana Islands is drawn about 1.08× 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, Northern Mariana Islands or Sint Maarten?
- Sint Maarten: 43,923 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².