Saint Lucia vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 24.2 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Timor-Leste about 24 times.
Saint LuciaTimor-LesteSaint Lucia moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.04× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 24.2× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Dili |
| Region | Caribbean | South-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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Saint Lucia is 24.2 times smaller than Timor-Leste. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 24 times: Timor-Leste has 24.2× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².