Malta vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 95% larger than Malta. Malta would fit into Saint Lucia about 2.0 times.
MaltaSaint LuciaMalta moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
0.51×
Malta is 0.51× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 1.95× the size of Malta.
| Malta | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 316 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 579,704 | 180,149 |
| Density | 1,835 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Valletta | Castries |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Malta sits at about 36°N and is stretched to 1.52× 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 Malta bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Malta is 49% smaller than Saint Lucia. Malta covers 316 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Malta fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 2.0 times: Saint Lucia has 1.95× the area of Malta.
- Why do Malta and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malta is drawn about 1.52× 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, Malta or Saint Lucia?
- Malta: 579,704 people against 180,149. Density: Malta 1,835 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².