Sint Maarten vs US Virgin Islands
US Virgin Islands is 10.2 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into US Virgin Islands about 10 times.
Sint MaartenUS Virgin IslandsSint Maarten moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.1× the area of US Virgin Islands. Put the other way, US Virgin Islands is 10.2× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 103,792 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- No. Sint Maarten is 10.2 times smaller than US Virgin Islands. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into US Virgin Islands?
- About 10 times: US Virgin Islands has 10.2× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and US Virgin 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- US Virgin Islands: 103,792 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².