Saint Lucia vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 79.5 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Slovakia about 79 times.
Saint LuciaSlovakiaSaint Lucia moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.01× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 79.5× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Bratislava |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- No. Saint Lucia is 79.5 times smaller than Slovakia. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Slovakia?
- About 79 times: Slovakia has 79.5× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².