Saint Martin vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 3,087 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Tunisia about 3087 times.
Saint MartinTunisiaSaint Martin moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 3,087× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Tunis |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Saint Martin is 3,087 times smaller than Tunisia. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Tunisia?
- About 3087 times: Tunisia has 3,087× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².