Pitcairn Islands vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 13.1 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Saint Lucia about 13 times.
Pitcairn IslandsSaint LuciaPitcairn Islands moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.08× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 13.1× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 50 | 180,149 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Castries |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 13.1 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 13 times: Saint Lucia has 13.1× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².