Sint Maarten vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands is 12.3 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Turks and Caicos Islands about 12 times.
Sint MaartenTurks and Caicos IslandsSint Maarten moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.08× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands. Put the other way, Turks and Caicos Islands is 12.3× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 46,855 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Grand Turk |
| 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; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- No. Sint Maarten is 12.3 times smaller than Turks and Caicos Islands. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Turks and Caicos Islands?
- About 12 times: Turks and Caicos Islands has 12.3× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Turks and Caicos Islands: 46,855 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².