Saint Lucia vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 265 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Tunisia about 265 times.
Saint LuciaTunisiaSaint Lucia moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.0× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 265× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Tunis |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Saint Lucia is 265 times smaller than Tunisia. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Tunisia?
- About 265 times: Tunisia has 265× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².