Macao vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 5.37 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Saint Lucia about 5.4 times.
MacaoSaint LuciaMacao moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.19× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 5.37× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 180,149 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | — | Castries |
| Region | Eastern Asia | 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. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Macao is 5.37 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Macao covers 115 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 5.4 times: Saint Lucia has 5.37× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Saint Lucia?
- Macao: 685,900 people against 180,149. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².