Saint Helena vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 57% larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Saint Lucia about 1.6 times.
Saint HelenaSaint LuciaSaint Helena moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.64× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 1.57× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 180,149 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Castries |
| Region | Western Africa | 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 Helena sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Helena bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Saint Helena is 36% smaller than Saint Lucia. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.6 times: Saint Lucia has 1.57× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena is drawn about 1.05× 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 Helena or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².