Saint Lucia vs South Africa
South Africa is 1,979 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into South Africa about 1979 times.
Saint LuciaSouth AfricaSaint Lucia moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 1,979× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Saint Lucia is 1,979 times smaller than South Africa. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into South Africa?
- About 1979 times: South Africa has 1,979× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², South Africa 53 per km².