Saint Lucia vs Sint Maarten
Saint Lucia is 18.1 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Saint Lucia about 18 times.
Saint LuciaSint MaartenSaint Lucia moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 18.1× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Saint Lucia | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 43,923 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Philipsburg |
| 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 Lucia sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Saint Lucia bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Saint Lucia is 18.1 times larger than Sint Maarten. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 18 times: Saint Lucia has 18.1× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Lucia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Saint Lucia or Sint Maarten?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 43,923. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².