Saint Lucia vs Suriname
Suriname is 265 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Suriname about 265 times.
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Saint Lucia is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 265× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 639,850 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Paramaribo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- No. Saint Lucia is 265 times smaller than Suriname. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Suriname?
- About 265 times: Suriname has 265× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Suriname: 639,850 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².