Marshall Islands vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 3.41 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Saint Lucia about 3.4 times.
Marshall IslandsSaint LuciaMarshall Islands moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.29× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 3.41× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 180,149 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | Castries |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Marshall Islands is 3.41 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 3.4 times: Saint Lucia has 3.41× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².