Gambia vs Saint Lucia
Gambia is 18.3 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Gambia about 18 times.
GambiaSaint LuciaGambia moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
18.3×
Gambia is 18.3× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Gambia | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,300 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 2,822,093 | 180,149 |
| Density | 250 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Banjul | Castries |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Gambia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Gambia bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Gambia is 18.3 times larger than Saint Lucia. Gambia covers 11,300 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Gambia?
- About 18 times: Gambia has 18.3× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Gambia and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gambia is drawn about 1.06× 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, Gambia or Saint Lucia?
- Gambia: 2,822,093 people against 180,149. Density: Gambia 250 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².