Barbados vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 64.7 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Solomon Islands about 65 times.
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Barbados is 0.02× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 64.7× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 838,645 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Barbados bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Barbados is 64.7 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Barbados covers 439 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 65 times: Solomon Islands has 64.7× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× 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, Barbados or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².