Saint Martin vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 230 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Vanuatu about 230 times.
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 230× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 335,169 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Saint Martin is 230 times smaller than Vanuatu. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Vanuatu?
- About 230 times: Vanuatu has 230× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².