Sint Maarten vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago is 151 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Trinidad and Tobago about 151 times.
Sint MaartenTrinidad and TobagoSint Maarten moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.01× the area of Trinidad and Tobago. Put the other way, Trinidad and Tobago is 151× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- No. Sint Maarten is 151 times smaller than Trinidad and Tobago. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Trinidad and Tobago?
- About 151 times: Trinidad and Tobago has 151× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Trinidad and Tobago 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 Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².