Guam vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 13% larger than Guam.
GuamSaint LuciaGuam moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
0.88×
Guam is 0.88× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 1.13× the size of Guam.
| Guam | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 544 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 168,999 | 180,149 |
| Density | 311 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Agana | Castries |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Guam 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 Guam bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Guam is 12% smaller than Saint Lucia. Guam covers 544 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.1 times: Saint Lucia has 1.13× the area of Guam.
- Why do Guam and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guam 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, Guam or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 168,999. Density: Guam 311 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².