Curaçao vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 39% larger than Curaçao.
CuraçaoSaint LuciaCuraçao moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
0.72×
Curaçao is 0.72× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 1.39× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 180,149 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Curaçao bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Curaçao is 28% smaller than Saint Lucia. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.4 times: Saint Lucia has 1.39× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao is drawn about 1.05× 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, Curaçao or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².