Saint Lucia vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 58.7 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Taiwan about 59 times.
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Saint Lucia is 0.02× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 58.7× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Taipei |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Saint Lucia is 58.7 times smaller than Taiwan. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Taiwan?
- About 59 times: Taiwan has 58.7× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².