Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in Caribbean. UN Tourism counted 2 million international arrivals there in 2019, rarer than 53% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Hologram.
- International arrivals
- 2 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 105th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Hologramrarer than 53%
- Area
- 23 km² (9.0 sq mi)
- Population
- 41,000Natural Earth estimate
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
Does Sint Maarten count as a country?
It depends on the list. Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Sint Maarten (Netherlands)”.
| List | Counts Sint Maarten? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | No |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Sint Maarten (Netherlands) |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
Sint Maarten belongs to the Netherlands, but travelers usually count it on its own, because it has its own entry rules, its own flag or its own place on the map. Other places in the same family: Aruba, Caribbean Netherlands and Curaçao.
The Sint Maarten stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Sint Maarten’s is Hologram: cracked ice, a mosaic of small mirrors, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year. With 2 million international arrivals in 2019, Sint Maarten is rarer than 53% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Sint Maarten
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Sint Maarten when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Princess Juliana International Airport, SXM), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Airports
Sint Maarten has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
Questions people ask
Is Sint Maarten a country?
It depends on the list. Sint Maarten is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, so it is not one of the UN’s 193 members, but Globestamp’s list of 250 countries and territories counts it on its own. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Sint Maarten (Netherlands)”.
How many tourists visit Sint Maarten a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 1,952,000 international arrivals in Sint Maarten in 2019, the 105th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Sint Maarten stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Hologram, the finish for places with 500,000 to 2 million visitors a year, rarer than 53% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Sint Maarten count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Sint Maarten (Netherlands)”, one of its 330 destinations.
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Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.