Saint Martin vs San Marino
San Marino is 15% larger than Saint Martin.
Saint MartinSan MarinoSaint Martin moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.87× the area of San Marino. Put the other way, San Marino is 1.15× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | San Marino | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 61 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 34,109 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 559 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | San Marino |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Martin sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Martin. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Saint Martin bigger than San Marino?
- No. Saint Martin is 13% smaller than San Marino. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into San Marino?
- About 1.2 times: San Marino has 1.15× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and San Marino look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Martin is drawn about 1.11× 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 Martin. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Saint Martin or San Marino?
- San Marino: 34,109 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², San Marino 559 per km².