Grenada vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 77% larger than Grenada. Grenada would fit into Saint Lucia about 1.8 times.
GrenadaSaint LuciaGrenada moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.57× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 1.77× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 180,149 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George's | 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. Grenada 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 Grenada bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Grenada is 43% smaller than Saint Lucia. Grenada covers 349 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.8 times: Saint Lucia has 1.77× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada 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, Grenada or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 117,303. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².