Mauritius vs Saint Lucia
Mauritius is 3.31 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Mauritius about 3.3 times.
MauritiusSaint LuciaMauritius moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
3.31×
Mauritius is 3.31× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Mauritius | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,040 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 1,243,741 | 180,149 |
| Density | 610 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Port Louis | 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. Mauritius sits at about 20°S and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Mauritius bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Mauritius is 3.31 times larger than Saint Lucia. Mauritius covers 2,040 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Mauritius?
- About 3.3 times: Mauritius has 3.31× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Mauritius and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritius is drawn about 1.14× 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, Mauritius or Saint Lucia?
- Mauritius: 1,243,741 people against 180,149. Density: Mauritius 610 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².