Saint Lucia vs Samoa
Samoa is 4.61 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Samoa about 4.6 times.
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Saint Lucia is 0.22× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 4.61× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 219,306 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Apia |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S 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 Samoa?
- No. Saint Lucia is 4.61 times smaller than Samoa. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Samoa?
- About 4.6 times: Samoa has 4.61× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Samoa 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 Samoa 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 Samoa?
- Samoa: 219,306 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Samoa 77 per km².