New Caledonia vs Saint Lucia
New Caledonia is 30.1 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into New Caledonia about 30 times.
New CaledoniaSaint LuciaNew Caledonia moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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New Caledonia is 30.1× the area of Saint Lucia.
| New Caledonia | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,576 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 295,333 | 180,149 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Noum'ea | Castries |
| Region | Melanesia | 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. New Caledonia sits at about 21°S and is stretched to 1.15× 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 New Caledonia bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. New Caledonia is 30.1 times larger than Saint Lucia. New Caledonia covers 18,576 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into New Caledonia?
- About 30 times: New Caledonia has 30.1× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do New Caledonia and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Caledonia is drawn about 1.15× 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, New Caledonia or Saint Lucia?
- New Caledonia: 295,333 people against 180,149. Density: New Caledonia 16 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².