Saint Lucia vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Lucia is 59% larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Saint Lucia about 1.6 times.
Saint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSaint Lucia moved onto Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Equal-area projection
1.59×
Saint Lucia is 1.59× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 389 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 99,924 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Kingstown |
| 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 Lucia sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at 13° 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 Lucia bigger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Yes. Saint Lucia is 59% larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.6 times: Saint Lucia has 1.59× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Lucia is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Lucia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km².