Saint Martin vs Suriname
Suriname is 3,081 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Suriname about 3081 times.
Saint MartinSurinameSaint Martin moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 3,081× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 639,850 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Paramaribo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Martin bigger than Suriname?
- No. Saint Martin is 3,081 times smaller than Suriname. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Suriname?
- About 3081 times: Suriname has 3,081× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Martin or Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².