Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Martin
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.08 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis about 5.1 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint MartinSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Saint Martin · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.08× the area of Saint Martin.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Martin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 53 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 24,941 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 471 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | Marigot |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Saint Martin 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than Saint Martin?
- Yes. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 5.08 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Saint Martin covers 53 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Saint Kitts and Nevis?
- About 5.1 times: Saint Kitts and Nevis has 5.08× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Martin look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Saint Martin 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Saint Martin?
- Saint Kitts and Nevis: 46,922 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Saint Martin 471 per km².