Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia is 2.29 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into Saint Lucia about 2.3 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Saint Lucia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.44× the area of Saint Lucia. Put the other way, Saint Lucia is 2.29× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 617 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 180,149 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 292 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | 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 Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°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 Kitts and Nevis bigger than Saint Lucia?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 2.29 times smaller than Saint Lucia. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Saint Lucia covers 617 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 2.3 times: Saint Lucia has 2.29× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Saint Lucia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Saint Lucia 292 per km².