Seychelles vs Sint Maarten
Seychelles is 13.5 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Seychelles about 14 times.
SeychellesSint MaartenSeychelles moved onto Sint Maarten · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 13.5× the area of Sint Maarten.
| Seychelles | Sint Maarten | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 34 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 43,923 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 1,292 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Philipsburg |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Seychelles sits at about 5°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Seychelles bigger than Sint Maarten?
- Yes. Seychelles is 13.5 times larger than Sint Maarten. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Sint Maarten covers 34 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Seychelles?
- About 14 times: Seychelles has 13.5× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Seychelles and Sint Maarten look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Seychelles is drawn about 1.01× 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, Seychelles or Sint Maarten?
- Seychelles: 122,730 people against 43,923. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Sint Maarten 1,292 per km².