Photo: Jonathan Palombo · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Sint Maarten places highest on Container Import Dwell Time (top 14% worldwide) and lowest on CO₂ Emissions per Capita (bottom 4%).
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Sint Maarten in the Nations Inquiry Country Index
Sint Maarten appears in 56 of the statistics tracked here, but is not placed in the Country Index: the index needs a standing on three quarters of its topics, and Sint Maarten is measured on too few of them. Every published reading below is unaffected.
At a glance
Population
42,749
people
since 1950
Land area
34
km²
since 2011
GDP per person
48,273
international $, PPP
since 2009
Life expectancy
76.37
years at birth
since 1950
The newest published figure for each, the year it describes and who published it, with a line showing how it has moved.
01The country
About Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten covers the southern part of a small, hilly island in the north-eastern Caribbean and governs itself inside the Dutch kingdom, with its own parliament and ministers. Its main town sits on a strip of sand between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond, whose salt first drew the Dutch. To the west, Simpson Bay Lagoon spreads behind a sandbar, and at Maho Beach jets landing at Princess Juliana airport pass low over the heads of sunbathers.
Arawak and later Kalinago peoples lived here before Europeans came. Dutch traders built Fort Amsterdam at Great Bay in 1631 to guard the salt pans, but Spain seized the island two years later. When the Spanish withdrew in 1648, Dutch and French settlers divided it under the Treaty of Concordia, and the line has never needed a fence. Slavery on the Dutch side ended in 1863. Sint Maarten became a separate country of the kingdom in October 2010, when the Netherlands Antilles were dissolved.
Cruise liners tie up at the harbour pier, and passengers fill the duty-free shops of Front Street; casinos, timeshare resorts and the airport, a hub for flights to Saba, St Barthélemy and Anguilla, carry the rest of the economy. Carnival, in spring, brings soca bands and costumed troupes onto the streets. Guavaberry, a small wild fruit from the hills, is soaked in rum for the liqueur poured at Christmas, when carollers once went from door to door singing for a glass.
Key facts about Sint Maarten
- Capital
- Philipsburg
- Official languages
- Dutch, English
- Currency
- Caribbean guilder (XCG)
- ISO code
- SXM · SX
- Domain · dialling
- .sx · +1721
As Wikidata records them. Official languages are the least consistent — some countries list only a national language, others every regional one. Sources and licences.
02Country Index 2026
Where it stands, topic by topic
Strongest first. Each position is Sint Maarten’s place among the countries with a standing on that topic, built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things.
54thof 177
From 2 of 4 key statistics
joint123rdof 198
From 2 of 4 key statistics
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
No standing — Sint Maarten holds too few of this subject’s key statistics to be placed on it.
Each standing is built from a few key statistics chosen to measure different things. Select a subject for Sint Maarten’s readings on it, or see every statistic held for Sint Maarten in the table further down this page.
03Highs and lows
Where Sint Maarten stands out
The two ends of its own record: every statistic on which Sint Maarten sits within ten places of the best or worst in the world, plus its strongest and weakest readings overall. Each is turned into a percentile — its place among every country measured — which is what lets a hunger score and a press-freedom rank be compared at all.
Where Sint Maarten does best5
In the top third of all countries measured.
- Container Import Dwell Timetop 14%
Position · derived 134th of 156 · 1 = worst · 2.3 · 2024
world median 4.4 (better)
- GDP per Capita (PPP)top 19%
Position · derived 36th of 185 · 48,273 · 2025
world median 17,265 (better) · ▼ 4 pts since 2015
- PM2.5 Air Pollution Exposuretop 21%
Position · derived 173rd of 220 · 1 = worst · 8 · 2023
world median 14.45 (better) · ▼ 4 pts since 2013
- Access to Electricitytop 28%
Not ranked by the publisher · 100 · 2024
world median 100 · ▼ 8 pts since 2014
Where Sint Maarten struggles most3
In the bottom third of all countries measured. 2 are within ten places of the worst in the world, in a field of at least 50 countries — marked with that place.
- 6thICT Services Exportsbottom 4%
Position · derived 113th of 118 · 0.405 · 2024
world median 7.474 (worse) · ▼ 6 pts since 2014
- 9thCO₂ Emissions per Capitabottom 4%
Position · derived 9th of 210 · 1 = worst · 16.55 · 2024
world median 3.21 (worse)
- Digitally-Deliverable Services Exportsbottom 16%
Position · derived 143rd of 170 · 7.116 · 2024
world median 25.42 (worse) · ▼ 24 pts since 2014
A band is a place among the countries each publisher scores, so Sint Maarten can move because other countries moved. See the Country Index for the full method.
04In context
Sint Maarten and its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place in the world ranking, not within the region.
Shares a land border with
Across Caribbean
Every country in the sub-region, by its position in the world.
- 67
Barbados - 68
Saint Lucia - =71
Dominican Republic - =71
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - =76
Jamaica - 81
Antigua and Barbuda - 85
Grenada - 90
Trinidad and Tobago - =104
Bahamas - 119
Cuba - 173
Haiti - —
Anguillanot placed - —
Arubanot placed - —
British Virgin Islandsnot placed - —
Cayman Islandsnot placed - —
Curaçaonot placed - —
Dominicanot placed - —
Montserratnot placed - —
Puerto Riconot placed - —
Saint Kitts and Nevisnot placed - —
Saint Martinnot placed - —
Sint Maartennot placed - —
Turks and Caicos Islandsnot placed - —
United States Virgin Islandsnot placed
05The evidence
Every statistic we hold for Sint Maarten
Grouped by topic. Each row gives the newest edition’s rank or position, the published value and the year the numbers describe. Select a statistic for this country’s row beside every other country, the world median and every edition.
Governance & Institutions1
- Government Spending on EducationUIS · Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)56th of 123position · derived3.9242023
Economy & Innovation11
- Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports)143rd of 170position · derived7.1162024
- Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman)top 1%0.9332025
- Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · FDI inflows (% of GDP)top 49%2.0352025
- GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · GDP growth (annual %)93rd of 186position · derived3.42025
- GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)36th of 185position · derived48,2732025
- ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · ICT services exports (% of services exports)113th of 118position · derived0.4052024
- Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%)bottom 24%1.5472025
- Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)106th of 175rank33.122026
- Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1)top 17%0.8622023
- Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting)bottom 20%1512025
- Services ExportsUNCTAD · Services exports (% of GDP)top 2%89.222025
Education & Knowledge1
- Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home)top 3%85.032023
Health & Wellbeing6
- Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19138th of 222position · derived · 1 = worst17.162023
- Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates158th of 222position · derived · 1 = worst85.172023
- Days Above 35°CECMWF · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s landtop 16%02025
- Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates110th of 222position · derived16.412023
- Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · Years a newborn would live at current death rates91st of 222position · derived76.372023
- PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³)173rd of 220position · derived · 1 = worst82023
Development & Human Capital2
- Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · Population with electricity access (%)top 28%1002024
- Access to Electricity, RuralWorld Bank Group · Rural population with electricity access (%)top 29%1002024
Environment & Sustainability7
- CO₂ Emissions per CapitaGlobal Carbon Project · Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)9th of 210position · derived · 1 = worst16.552024
- Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight)bottom 8%2532024
- Forest AreaFAO · Forest area (% of land area)164th of 210position · derived10.882023
- Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · Mangrove forest area (hectares)bottom 4%17.82025
- Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day)100th of 201position · derived · 1 = worst0.972026
- Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population)top 24%8.0562015
- Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000)bottom 15%0.4392025
Gender & Equality3
- Female-Headed HouseholdsUN DESA Population Division · Households headed by a woman (% of households)top 35%38.672026
- Mean Age at First Marriage, WomenUN DESA Population Division · Singulate mean age at marriage, women (years)top 28%282019
- Sex Ratio at BirthUN DESA Population Division · Male births per 100 female birthsbottom 24%103.92023
Risk & Resilience2
- Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people)bottom 24%1412025
- Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people)bottom 13%172025
Mobility & Trade5
- Container Import Dwell TimeWorld Bank Group · Median days a full import container waits in port134th of 156position · derived · 1 = worst2.32024
- EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people)bottom 7%2,4642024
- International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people)bottom 21%30,1482024
- Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · Net migrants per 1,000 populationtop 6%13.262023
Energy1
- Photovoltaic Power Potential (PVOUT)World Bank Group (ESMAP), data by Solargis · Practical solar power potential (kWh per kWp per day, long-term average)top 13%4.8682020
Digital & Technology2
- GitHub DevelopersGitHub · Developer accounts located in the economy (as of quarter end)bottom 9%1,2992026
- GitHub RepositoriesGitHub · Public repositories located in the economy (as of quarter end)bottom 7%1,1412026
People & Population15
- Average Household SizeUN DESA Population Division · Average number of usual residents per household (people)bottom 22%2.582026
- Crude Birth RateUN DESA Population Division · Births per 1,000 populationbottom 19%9.1262023
- Crude Death RateUN DESA Population Division · Deaths per 1,000 populationtop 39%8.1262023
- Mean Age at ChildbearingUN DESA Population Division · Mean age of mothers at the birth of their children (years)bottom 41%28.92023
- Median Age of the PopulationUN DESA Population Division · Median age (years)top 16%41.592023
- One-Person HouseholdsUN DESA Population Division · Households with exactly one member (% of households)top 17%29.182026
- Population Aged 65 and OverUN DESA Population Division · Share of the total population aged 65 and over (%)top 33%13.452023
- Population DensityUN DESA Population Division · People per square kilometre of landtop 4%1,2572023
- Population Growth RateUN DESA Population Division · Population growth (% per year)top 34%1.4362023
- Population Living in Cities (Degree of Urbanisation)UN DESA Population Division · Share of the population living in cities as the Degree of Urbanisation defines them (%)bottom 8%02025
- Population Under Age 15UN DESA Population Division · Share of the total population aged 0–14 (%)bottom 18%15.562023
- Sex Ratio of the Total PopulationUN DESA Population Division · Males per 100 femalesbottom 23%95.062023
- Total Dependency RatioUN DESA Population Division · People aged 0–14 and 65+ per 100 people aged 15–64bottom 9%40.862023
- Total Fertility RateUN DESA Population Division · Live births per womanbottom 22%1.4472023
06Method
Sources and how to read them
How to read this page
- The scores and ranks belong to their publishers. Nothing is adjusted, rescaled or re-ranked; each is reproduced from the edition named beside it. Where a row says position · derived, the publisher ranks nobody on that measure and the position is ours, made by ordering the published score.
- Each statistic shows its newest edition, which is not always the edition the Country Index uses: the index pins every source to one data year so its average compares like with like.
How a standing is built from percentiles, why Sint Maarten can move because other countries moved, and why publishers measure between 120 and 215 countries each are set out in full in how a standing is made and what a standing cannot tell you.
Sources
- Statistics: 16 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
- Capital, languages, currency, codes: Wikidata, public domain (CC0).
- Map and land borders: Natural Earth, public domain. Borders are de facto — where administration actually changes — not claimed.
Photographs
The photograph of Sint Maarten on this page comes from Wikimedia Commons and is shown in greyscale. The photographer and the licence are named beside each one.
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Sint Maarten: country statistics, rankings and trends. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/sint-maarten