Sint Maarten vs Tonga
Tonga is 22 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Tonga about 22 times.
Sint MaartenTongaSint Maarten moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.05× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 22× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 103,742 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- No. Sint Maarten is 22 times smaller than Tonga. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Tonga?
- About 22 times: Tonga has 22× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Tonga: 103,742 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Tonga 139 per km².