Saint Lucia vs Serbia
Serbia is 143 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Serbia about 143 times.
Saint LuciaSerbiaSaint Lucia moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.01× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 143× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Belgrade |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia 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 Serbia?
- No. Saint Lucia is 143 times smaller than Serbia. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Serbia?
- About 143 times: Serbia has 143× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia 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 Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Serbia 74 per km².