Saint Martin vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 96.8 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 97 times.
Saint MartinTrinidad and TobagoSaint Martin moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.01× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 96.8× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Saint Martin is 96.8 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 97 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 96.8× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².