Sint Maarten vs Somalia
Somalia is 18,755 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Somalia about 18755 times.
Sint MaartenSomaliaSint Maarten moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 18,755× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Mogadishu |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern 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. Sint Maarten sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Sint Maarten bigger than Somalia?
- No. Sint Maarten is 18,755 times smaller than Somalia. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Somalia?
- About 18755 times: Somalia has 18,755× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sint Maarten is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Somalia about 1.01×. 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, Sint Maarten or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Somalia 31 per km².