Saint Martin vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 5,019 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Western Sahara about 5019 times.
Saint MartinWestern SaharaSaint Martin moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 5,019× the size of Saint Martin.
| Saint Martin | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 53 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 24,941 | 612,000 |
| Density | 471 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Marigot | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Saint Martin is 5,019 times smaller than Western Sahara. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Saint Martin fit into Western Sahara?
- About 5019 times: Western Sahara has 5,019× the area of Saint Martin.
- Why do Saint Martin and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².