Sint Maarten vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 1,930 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Sri Lanka about 1930 times.
Sint MaartenSri LankaSint Maarten moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 1,930× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Colombo |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Asia |
| 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. Sint Maarten sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Sri Lanka at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Sint Maarten is 1,930 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 1930 times: Sri Lanka has 1,930× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka about 1.02×. 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².