Saint Lucia vs South Korea
South Korea is 163 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into South Korea about 163 times.
Saint LuciaSouth KoreaSaint Lucia moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.01× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 163× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Seoul |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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 Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Saint Lucia is 163 times smaller than South Korea. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into South Korea?
- About 163 times: South Korea has 163× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², South Korea 515 per km².