Norfolk Island vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 17.6 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Saint Lucia about 18 times.
Norfolk IslandSaint LuciaNorfolk Island moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Norfolk Island is 0.06× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 17.6× the size of Norfolk Island.
| Norfolk Island | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 35 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 2,188 | 180,149 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Kingston | Castries |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. Norfolk Island sits at about 29°S and is stretched to 1.31× 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 Norfolk Island bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Norfolk Island is 17.6 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Norfolk Island covers 35 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 18 times: Saint Lucia has 17.6× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Norfolk Island and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Norfolk Island is drawn about 1.31× 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, Norfolk Island or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 2,188. Density: Norfolk Island 63 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².