Saint Lucia vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 19.8 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Vanuatu about 20 times.
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Saint Lucia is 0.05× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 19.8× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 335,169 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Saint Lucia is 19.8 times smaller than Vanuatu. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Vanuatu?
- About 20 times: Vanuatu has 19.8× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².