Cabo Verde vs Saint Lucia
Cabo Verde is 6.54 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Cabo Verde about 6.5 times.
Cabo VerdeSaint LuciaCabo Verde moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
6.54×
Cabo Verde is 6.54× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Cabo Verde | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,033 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 527,326 | 180,149 |
| Density | 131 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Praia | Castries |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Cabo Verde sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Cabo Verde bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Cabo Verde is 6.54 times larger than Saint Lucia. Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Cabo Verde?
- About 6.5 times: Cabo Verde has 6.54× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Cabo Verde and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cabo Verde is drawn about 1.08× 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, Cabo Verde or Saint Lucia?
- Cabo Verde: 527,326 people against 180,149. Density: Cabo Verde 131 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².