Palau vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 32% larger than Palau.
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Palau is 0.76× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 1.32× the size of Palau.
| Palau | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 466 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 17,663 | 180,149 |
| Density | 38 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Koror | 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. Palau sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Palau bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Palau is 24% smaller than Saint Lucia. Palau covers 466 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.3 times: Saint Lucia has 1.32× the area of Palau.
- Why do Palau and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau is drawn about 1.02× 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, Palau or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 17,663. Density: Palau 38 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².