Côte d'Ivoire vs Saint Lucia
Côte d'Ivoire is 523 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 523 times.
Côte d'IvoireSaint LuciaCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Côte d'Ivoire is 523× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 180,149 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Castries |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 523 times larger than Saint Lucia. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 523 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 523× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Saint Lucia?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 180,149. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².