Saint Barthélemy vs San Marino
San Marino is 2.54 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into San Marino about 2.5 times.
Saint BarthélemySan MarinoSaint Barthélemy moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.39× the area of San Marino. Put the other way, San Marino is 2.54× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 34,109 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | San Marino |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. That difference is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it is next to Saint Barthélemy. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Saint Barthélemy bigger than San Marino?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 2.54 times smaller than San Marino. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into San Marino?
- About 2.5 times: San Marino has 2.54× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and San Marino look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and San Marino about 1.93×. That is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it really is next to Saint Barthélemy. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Saint Barthélemy or San Marino?
- San Marino: 34,109 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², San Marino 559 per km².