British Virgin Islands vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 188 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Solomon Islands about 188 times.
British Virgin IslandsSolomon IslandsBritish Virgin Islands moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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British Virgin Islands is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 188× the size of British Virgin Islands.
| British Virgin Islands | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 151 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 39,732 | 838,645 |
| Density | 263 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Road Town | 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. British Virgin Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 British Virgin Islands bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. British Virgin Islands is 188 times smaller than Solomon Islands. British Virgin Islands covers 151 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 188 times: Solomon Islands has 188× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do British Virgin Islands and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. British Virgin Islands is drawn about 1.11× 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, British Virgin Islands or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 39,732. Density: British Virgin Islands 263 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².