Sint Maarten vs Syria
Syria is 5,446 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Syria about 5446 times.
Sint MaartenSyriaSint Maarten moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 5,446× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Damascus |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Sint Maarten is 5,446 times smaller than Syria. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Syria?
- About 5446 times: Syria has 5,446× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Syria 138 per km².