Djibouti vs Saint Lucia
Djibouti is 37.6 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Djibouti about 38 times.
DjiboutiSaint LuciaDjibouti moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 37.6× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Djibouti | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 180,149 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Castries |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Djibouti is 37.6 times larger than Saint Lucia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Djibouti?
- About 38 times: Djibouti has 37.6× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Djibouti and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Saint Lucia?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 180,149. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².