Gabon vs Saint Lucia

Gabon is 434 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Gabon about 434 times.

GabonSaint LuciaGabon moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 434× the area of Saint Lucia.
GabonSaint Lucia
Area267,667 km²617 km²
Population2,593,130180,149
Density9.7 / km²292 / km²
CapitalLibrevilleCastries
RegionMiddle AfricaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours30

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gabon sits at about 1°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Gabon bigger than Saint Lucia?
Yes. Gabon is 434 times larger than Saint Lucia. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Gabon?
About 434 times: Gabon has 434× the area of Saint Lucia.
Why do Gabon and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon is drawn about 1.0× 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, Gabon or Saint Lucia?
Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 180,149. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².