Saint Lucia vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 1,044 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into South Sudan about 1044 times.
Saint LuciaSouth SudanSaint Lucia moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.0× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 1,044× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Juba |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Saint Lucia is 1,044 times smaller than South Sudan. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into South Sudan?
- About 1044 times: South Sudan has 1,044× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².