Saint Lucia vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Saint Lucia is 48% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands.
Saint LuciaTurks and Caicos IslandsSaint Lucia moved onto Turks and Caicos Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 1.48× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
| Saint Lucia | Turks and Caicos Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 417 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 46,855 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 112 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Grand Turk |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Turks and Caicos Islands at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Yes. Saint Lucia is 48% larger than Turks and Caicos Islands. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Turks and Caicos Islands covers 417 km².
- How many times does Turks and Caicos Islands fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.5 times: Saint Lucia has 1.48× the area of Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Turks and Caicos Islands 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 Turks and Caicos Islands about 1.16×. 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 46,855. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Turks and Caicos Islands 112 per km².