Cayman Islands vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 108 times larger than Cayman Islands. Cayman Islands would fit into Solomon Islands about 108 times.
Cayman IslandsSolomon IslandsCayman Islands moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Cayman Islands is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 108× the size of Cayman Islands.
| Cayman Islands | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 264 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 75,844 | 838,645 |
| Density | 287 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | George 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. Cayman Islands sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Cayman Islands bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Cayman Islands is 108 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Cayman Islands covers 264 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Cayman Islands fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 108 times: Solomon Islands has 108× the area of Cayman Islands.
- Why do Cayman Islands and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cayman Islands is drawn about 1.12× 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, Cayman Islands or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 75,844. Density: Cayman Islands 287 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².