Madagascar vs Saint Lucia
Madagascar is 952 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Madagascar about 952 times.
MadagascarSaint LuciaMadagascar moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 952× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Madagascar | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 180,149 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Castries |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Madagascar is 952 times larger than Saint Lucia. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Madagascar?
- About 952 times: Madagascar has 952× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Madagascar and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Saint Lucia?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 180,149. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².