Nauru vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 29.4 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Saint Lucia about 29 times.
NauruSaint LuciaNauru moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Nauru is 0.03× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 29.4× the size of Nauru.
| Nauru | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 12,025 | 180,149 |
| Density | 573 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Yaren District | 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. Nauru sits at about 1°S 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 Nauru bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Nauru is 29.4 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Nauru covers 21 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 29 times: Saint Lucia has 29.4× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru 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, Nauru or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 12,025. Density: Nauru 573 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².