Saint Lucia vs Singapore
Singapore is 17% larger than Saint Lucia.
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Saint Lucia is 0.86× the area of Singapore. Put the other way, Singapore is 1.17× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Singapore | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 719 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 6,111,175 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 8,500 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Singapore |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Singapore at 1° 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 Singapore?
- No. Saint Lucia is 14% smaller than Singapore. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Singapore covers 719 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Singapore?
- About 1.2 times: Singapore has 1.17× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Singapore 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 Singapore 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 Singapore?
- Singapore: 6,111,175 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Singapore 8,500 per km².