Sint Maarten vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 7,824 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Western Sahara about 7824 times.
Sint MaartenWestern SaharaSint Maarten moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 7,824× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 612,000 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Sint Maarten is 7,824 times smaller than Western Sahara. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Western Sahara?
- About 7824 times: Western Sahara has 7,824× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².