Martinique is 1.06× the size of São Tomé and Príncipe

Martinique (overseas region of France) covers about 1,100 km² (424 mi²) and São Tomé and Príncipe (Africa) about 1,040 km² (400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

1,100km²Martinique
1,040km²São Tomé and Príncipe

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Martinique
São Tomé and Príncipe

What fits

São Tomé and Príncipe is 95% of the size of Martinique.
Martinique is larger by 60.3 km² (23.3 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Measured in Belgiums: Martinique is about 0.04, São Tomé and Príncipe about 0.03.

How they differ

Martinique also has the larger population: 361,000 against 204,000, 1.77× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 329 in Martinique against 197 in São Tomé and Príncipe: Martinique is 1.67× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,600 km apart.
Together Martinique and São Tomé and Príncipe cover 2,130 km², close to the size of Mauritius (2,000 km², 6.3% smaller).
At São Tomé and Príncipe's density, Martinique would have 216,000 people (it has 361,000). At Martinique's density, São Tomé and Príncipe would have 341,000 (it has 204,000).
Martinique's centre is 14.2° of latitude, about 1,580 km, farther north than São Tomé and Príncipe's.
Martinique is the 17th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
São Tomé and Príncipe ranks 185th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Martinique lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,580 km) north of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Shared out evenly, each person in Martinique would have about 3,040 m² and each person in São Tomé and Príncipe about 5,080 m².
Laid side by side, Martinique and São Tomé and Príncipe would cover 2,130 km², 1.07× the size of Mauritius.
Together they have 565,000 people, about as many people as Suriname.
Martinique is drawn from 72 points and São Tomé and Príncipe is drawn from 53 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Counted as a country, Martinique would rank 184th by area and 178th by population.

Side by side

	Martinique	São Tomé and Príncipe
Is a	Overseas regionFrance	CountryAfrica
Area, measured	1,100 km²424 mi²	1,040 km²400 mi²
Official area	1,130 km²Wikidata	1,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	17th of 18in France	184th of 239worldwide
Population	361,000Wikidata, 2022	204,000Wikidata, 2017
Rank by population	15th of 18in France	182nd of 237worldwide
Density	329 per km²	197 per km²
Capital	Fort-de-France	São Tomé
Latitude range	14°N to 15°N	0°N to 2°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 1,100 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,130 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Our measured 1,040 km² is 3.6% above Wikidata's official figure of 1,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-12

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