Grenada vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 81.4 times larger than Grenada. Grenada would fit into Solomon Islands about 81 times.
GrenadaSolomon IslandsGrenada moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Grenada is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 81.4× the size of Grenada.
| Grenada | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 349 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 117,303 | 838,645 |
| Density | 336 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Saint George'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. Grenada sits at about 12°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 Grenada bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Grenada is 81.4 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Grenada covers 349 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 81 times: Solomon Islands has 81.4× the area of Grenada.
- Why do Grenada and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Grenada 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, Grenada or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 117,303. Density: Grenada 336 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².