Saint Lucia vs Seychelles
Saint Lucia is 34% larger than Seychelles.
Saint LuciaSeychellesSaint Lucia moved onto Seychelles · Equal-area projection
1.34×
Saint Lucia is 1.34× the area of Seychelles.
| Saint Lucia | Seychelles | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 459 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 122,730 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Victoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern 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; Seychelles at 5° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Yes. Saint Lucia is 34% larger than Seychelles. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Seychelles covers 459 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.3 times: Saint Lucia has 1.34× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Seychelles 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 Seychelles about 1.01×. 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 Seychelles?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 122,730. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Seychelles 267 per km².