Saint Lucia vs San Marino

Saint Lucia is 10.1 times larger than San Marino. San Marino would fit into Saint Lucia about 10 times.

Saint LuciaSan MarinoSaint Lucia moved onto San Marino · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 10.1× the area of San Marino.
Saint LuciaSan Marino
Area617 km²61 km²
Population180,14934,109
Density292 / km²559 / km²
CapitalCastriesSan Marino
RegionCaribbeanSouthern Europe
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours01

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; San Marino at 44° N is stretched to 1.93×. That difference is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it is next to Saint Lucia. 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 San Marino?
Yes. Saint Lucia is 10.1 times larger than San Marino. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and San Marino covers 61 km².
How many times does San Marino fit into Saint Lucia?
About 10 times: Saint Lucia has 10.1× the area of San Marino.
Why do Saint Lucia and San Marino 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 San Marino about 1.93×. That is why San Marino looks so much bigger than it really is next to Saint Lucia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Which has more people, Saint Lucia or San Marino?
Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 34,109. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², San Marino 559 per km².