Antigua and Barbuda vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 64.5 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Solomon Islands about 65 times.
Antigua and BarbudaSolomon IslandsAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.02× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 64.5× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 838,645 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Honiara |
| 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Solomon Islands at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 64.5 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 65 times: Solomon Islands has 64.5× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Solomon Islands about 1.02×. 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².