Sint Maarten vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 5,183 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Uruguay about 5183 times.
Sint MaartenUruguaySint Maarten moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 5,183× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Sint Maarten is 5,183 times smaller than Uruguay. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Uruguay?
- About 5183 times: Uruguay has 5,183× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².