Guinea-Bissau vs Saint Lucia
Guinea-Bissau is 58.5 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 59 times.
Guinea-BissauSaint LuciaGuinea-Bissau moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 58.5× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Guinea-Bissau | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 180,149 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Castries |
| Region | Western Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 58.5 times larger than Saint Lucia. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 59 times: Guinea-Bissau has 58.5× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau 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, Guinea-Bissau or Saint Lucia?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 180,149. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².