Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 42,775 against 39,009 in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?

3,766, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands

39,009

in 2023

Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

42,775

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

217th

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank

215th

Sint Maarten (Dutch part) currently reports 42,775 against 39,009 in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 3,766.

That makes Sint Maarten (Dutch part)'s figure about 1.1 times British Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 215th of 238 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 3 and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) in 5.

Decade	British Virgin Islands	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7,531	1,958	5,573	British Virgin Islands
1960s	8,442	4,213	4,229	British Virgin Islands
1970s	10,532	8,925	1,608	British Virgin Islands
1980s	13,098	18,773	5,675	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
1990s	17,696	31,077	13,382	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2000s	23,476	31,961	8,486	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2010s	32,377	37,063	4,686	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2020s	38,087	41,890	3,802	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: Sint Maarten (Dutch part), at 42,775 against 39,009 in British Virgin Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: 3,766, with Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for population?: British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 215th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.