Anguilla vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 6.78 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Saint Lucia about 6.8 times.
AnguillaSaint LuciaAnguilla moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.15× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 6.78× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 180,149 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Castries |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Anguilla is 6.78 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 6.8 times: Saint Lucia has 6.78× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².