Saint Lucia vs Yemen
Yemen is 738 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Yemen about 738 times.
Saint LuciaYemenSaint Lucia moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.0× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 738× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Sana'a |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Saint Lucia is 738 times smaller than Yemen. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Yemen?
- About 738 times: Yemen has 738× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Yemen 92 per km².