Saint Lucia vs Tonga
Tonga is 21% larger than Saint Lucia.
Saint LuciaTongaSaint Lucia moved onto Tonga · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.82× the area of Tonga. Put the other way, Tonga is 1.21× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Tonga | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 749 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 103,742 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 139 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Nuku'alofa |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Tonga at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- No. Saint Lucia is 18% smaller than Tonga. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Tonga covers 749 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Tonga?
- About 1.2 times: Tonga has 1.21× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Tonga 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 Tonga about 1.14×. 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 Tonga?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 103,742. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Tonga 139 per km².