Afghanistan vs Saint Lucia
Afghanistan is 1,057 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Afghanistan about 1057 times.
AfghanistanSaint LuciaAfghanistan moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 1,057× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Afghanistan | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 180,149 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Castries |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Saint Lucia at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 1,057 times larger than Saint Lucia. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1057 times: Afghanistan has 1,057× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Afghanistan and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Saint Lucia about 1.06×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Saint Lucia?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 180,149. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².