Saint Lucia vs São Tomé and Principe
São Tomé and Principe is 62% larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into São Tomé and Principe about 1.6 times.
Saint LuciaSão Tomé and PrincipeSaint Lucia moved onto São Tomé and Principe · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.62× the area of São Tomé and Principe. Put the other way, São Tomé and Principe is 1.62× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | São Tomé and Principe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 1,001 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 240,254 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 240 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Sao Tome |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| 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; São Tomé and Principe at 0° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 São Tomé and Principe?
- No. Saint Lucia is 38% smaller than São Tomé and Principe. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and São Tomé and Principe covers 1,001 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into São Tomé and Principe?
- About 1.6 times: São Tomé and Principe has 1.62× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and São Tomé and Principe 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 São Tomé and Principe about 1.0×. 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 São Tomé and Principe?
- São Tomé and Principe: 240,254 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², São Tomé and Principe 240 per km².