Antigua and Barbuda vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 40% larger than Antigua and Barbuda.
Antigua and BarbudaSaint LuciaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
0.71×
Antigua and Barbuda is 0.71× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 1.4× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 180,149 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 29% smaller than Saint Lucia. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.4 times: Saint Lucia has 1.4× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².