Papua New Guinea vs Saint Lucia
Papua New Guinea is 750 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Papua New Guinea about 750 times.
Papua New GuineaSaint LuciaPapua New Guinea moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 750× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Papua New Guinea | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 180,149 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Castries |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 750 times larger than Saint Lucia. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 750 times: Papua New Guinea has 750× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× 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, Papua New Guinea or Saint Lucia?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 180,149. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².