Cuba vs Solomon Islands
Cuba is 3.87 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Cuba about 3.9 times.
CubaSolomon IslandsCuba moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
3.87×
Cuba is 3.87× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Cuba | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 109,884 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 10,937,203 | 838,645 |
| Density | 100 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Havana | 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. Cuba sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Cuba bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Cuba is 3.87 times larger than Solomon Islands. Cuba covers 109,884 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Cuba?
- About 3.9 times: Cuba has 3.87× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Cuba and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cuba is drawn about 1.16× 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, Cuba or Solomon Islands?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 838,645. Density: Cuba 100 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².