Papua New Guinea vs Sint Maarten
Papua New Guinea is 13,613 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Papua New Guinea about 13613 times.
Papua New GuineaSint MaartenPapua New Guinea moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 13,613× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Papua New Guinea | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 43,923 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Philipsburg |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 13,613 times larger than Sint Maarten. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 13613 times: Papua New Guinea has 13,613× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× 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, Papua New Guinea or Sint Maarten?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 43,923. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².