How big is Saint Lucia really?
Saint Lucia covers 617 km² (238 sq mi). On the usual world map (the Mercator projection) it is drawn close to its true size: it lies near the equator, where the usual world map stretches little.
See Saint Lucia at its true size on the map →True size vs the map
Both drawn at the same scale. The map keeps shapes but swells everything away from the equator.
Saint Lucia in numbers
- Saint Lucia is the 192nd largest of the 196 countries and territories in Globegami.
- Countries of about the same true size: Isle of Man (572 km²), Guam (544 km²), Micronesia (541 km²).
- The United Kingdom is 393 times the size of Saint Lucia.
Why the map gets Saint Lucia wrong
Saint Lucia lies around 14°N. A Mercator map stretches distances there by about 1.03 times in every direction, which barely changes its size. Most web maps use this projection because it keeps angles and shapes right for navigation, not because it shows sizes fairly.
In Globegami you can drag a copy of Saint Lucia anywhere on Earth: it keeps its true size and grows or shrinks on the map as it moves, and you can fold the map back into a globe.
Areas: official totals including inland water (UN Statistics Division via Wikidata). Outlines: Natural Earth. How Globegami works