Sint Maarten

Americas · Caribbean · capital Philipsburg

About Sint Maarten

The capital of Sint Maarten is Philipsburg. Philipsburg is the seat of national government for Sint Maarten, a country in Caribbean.

Sint Maarten has a population of about 42,749 people, the 215th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

Sint Maarten covers 34 square kilometers (13 square miles), making Sint Maarten the 234th largest country in the world by area.

Sint Maarten borders exactly one country: Saint Martin. No other nation shares a land frontier with Sint Maarten.

Life expectancy at birth in Sint Maarten is 76.4 years, the 90th highest of any country in the world.

Sint Maarten is in Americas, in the Caribbean region. Sint Maarten is one of 55 countries and territories in Americas.

Data updated April 1, 2026

Statistics and world rankings for Sint Maarten
Populationtotal people	42.7Kpeople	215th
Land Areatotal km²	34km²	234th
GDP per PersonUSD per person	$39.5K	37th
Total GDPUSD · whole economy	$1.7B	190th
Life Expectancyyears, at birth	76.4years	90th
Urban Population% living in cities	100.0%	1st
Internet Users% of people online	no data
Fertility Ratechildren per woman	1.45births/woman	172nd
Tourist Arrivalsvisitors per year	2.0Marrivals/year	73rd
Forest Cover% of land forested	10.9%	164th
Unemployment Rate% of labor force	no data
Military Spending% of GDP	no data
Renewable Energy% of energy use	0.0%	207th
Inflation Rateannual CPI change	no data
Beer Consumptionliters per year	no data
Coffee Consumptionkg per year	no data
Wine Consumptionliters per year	no data
Education Spending% of GDP	3.9%of GDP	102nd
Health Spending% of GDP	no data
Arable Land% of land arable	no data
Foreign Direct InvestmentUSD inflow/year	$45.3M	155th

ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 SX · alpha-3 SXM · Caribbean