Maldives vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 2.07 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Saint Lucia about 2.1 times.
MaldivesSaint LuciaMaldives moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
0.48×
Maldives is 0.48× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 2.07× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 180,149 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Castries |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Maldives sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Maldives bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Maldives is 2.07 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Maldives covers 298 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 2.1 times: Saint Lucia has 2.07× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives is drawn about 1.0× 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, Maldives or Saint Lucia?
- Maldives: 529,676 people against 180,149. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².