Saint Lucia vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 633 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Zimbabwe about 633 times.
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Saint Lucia is 0.0× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 633× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | Harare |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Saint Lucia is 633 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 633 times: Zimbabwe has 633× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².