British Virgin Islands vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 4.09 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Saint Lucia about 4.1 times.
British Virgin IslandsSaint LuciaBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.24× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 4.09× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 180,149 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 4.09 times smaller than Saint Lucia. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 4.1 times: Saint Lucia has 4.09× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands 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, British Virgin Islands or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².