Montserrat vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 6.05 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Saint Lucia about 6.0 times.
MontserratSaint LuciaMontserrat moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.17× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 6.05× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 180,149 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | Castries |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Montserrat is 6.05 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 6.0 times: Saint Lucia has 6.05× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².