Paraguay vs Saint Lucia
Paraguay is 659 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Paraguay about 659 times.
ParaguaySaint LuciaParaguay moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Paraguay is 659× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Paraguay | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 406,756 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 7,013,078 | 180,149 |
| Density | 17 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Asuncion | Castries |
| Region | South America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Paraguay sits at about 23°S and is stretched to 1.18× 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 Paraguay bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Paraguay is 659 times larger than Saint Lucia. Paraguay covers 406,756 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Paraguay?
- About 659 times: Paraguay has 659× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Paraguay and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Paraguay is drawn about 1.18× 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, Paraguay or Saint Lucia?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 180,149. Density: Paraguay 17 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².