Sint Maarten vs Suriname
Suriname is 4,802 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Suriname about 4802 times.
Sint MaartenSurinameSint Maarten moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 4,802× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 639,850 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Paramaribo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° 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 Suriname?
- No. Sint Maarten is 4,802 times smaller than Suriname. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Suriname?
- About 4802 times: Suriname has 4,802× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Suriname 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 Suriname 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 Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².