Saint Lucia vs US Virgin Islands
Saint Lucia is 78% larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Saint Lucia about 1.8 times.
Saint LuciaUS Virgin IslandsSaint Lucia moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
1.78×
Saint Lucia is 1.78× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Saint Lucia | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 103,792 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Charlotte Amalie |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Saint Lucia is 78% larger than US Virgin Islands. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Saint Lucia?
- About 1.8 times: Saint Lucia has 1.78× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Saint Lucia and US Virgin 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Saint Lucia: 180,149 people against 103,792. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².