Saint Martin vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 6.53 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into US Virgin Islands about 6.5 times.
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Saint Martin is 0.15× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 6.53× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 103,792 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands 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 Martin bigger than US Virgin Islands?
- No. Saint Martin is 6.53 times smaller than US Virgin Islands. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 6.5 times: US Virgin Islands has 6.53× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands 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 Martin or US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².