Rwanda vs Saint Lucia
Rwanda is 42.7 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Rwanda about 43 times.
RwandaSaint LuciaRwanda moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
42.7×
Rwanda is 42.7× the area of Saint Lucia.
| Rwanda | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 180,149 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Castries |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Saint Lucia?
- Yes. Rwanda is 42.7 times larger than Saint Lucia. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Rwanda?
- About 43 times: Rwanda has 42.7× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Rwanda and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Saint Lucia?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 180,149. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².