Saint Lucia vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 286 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Uruguay about 286 times.
Saint LuciaUruguaySaint Lucia moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.0× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 286× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Saint Lucia is 286 times smaller than Uruguay. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Uruguay?
- About 286 times: Uruguay has 286× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².