Saint Barthélemy vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 25.7 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Saint Lucia about 26 times.
Saint BarthélemySaint LuciaSaint Barthélemy moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.04× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 25.7× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 180,149 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Castries |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 25.7 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 26 times: Saint Lucia has 25.7× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².