Panama vs Sint Maarten
Panama is 2,182 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Panama about 2182 times.
PanamaSint MaartenPanama moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Panama is 2,182× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Panama | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74,177 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 4,571,189 | 43,923 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Panama City | Philipsburg |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Panama sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Panama bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Panama is 2,182 times larger than Sint Maarten. Panama covers 74,177 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Panama?
- About 2182 times: Panama has 2,182× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Panama and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Panama is drawn about 1.02× 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, Panama or Sint Maarten?
- Panama: 4,571,189 people against 43,923. Density: Panama 62 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².