Samoa vs Sint Maarten
Samoa is 83.6 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Samoa about 84 times.
SamoaSint MaartenSamoa moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
83.6×
Samoa is 83.6× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Samoa | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 43,923 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Philipsburg |
| Region | Polynesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Sint Maarten 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 Samoa bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Samoa is 83.6 times larger than Sint Maarten. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Samoa?
- About 84 times: Samoa has 83.6× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Samoa and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Sint Maarten 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, Samoa or Sint Maarten?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 43,923. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².