Saint Lucia vs Togo
Togo is 92 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Togo about 92 times.
Saint LuciaTogoSaint Lucia moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.01× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 92× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Lome |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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; Togo at 9° 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 Togo?
- No. Saint Lucia is 92 times smaller than Togo. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Togo?
- About 92 times: Togo has 92× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Togo 151 per km².