Sint Maarten vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 439 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Timor-Leste about 439 times.
Sint MaartenTimor-LesteSint Maarten moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 439× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Dili |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Sint Maarten is 439 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 439 times: Timor-Leste has 439× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².