Montserrat vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 278 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Solomon Islands about 278 times.
MontserratSolomon IslandsMontserrat moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Montserrat is 0.0× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 278× the size of Montserrat.
| Montserrat | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 102 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 5,440 | 838,645 |
| Density | 53 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Brades | 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. Montserrat sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Montserrat bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Montserrat is 278 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Montserrat covers 102 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 278 times: Solomon Islands has 278× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Montserrat and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Montserrat is drawn about 1.09× 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, Montserrat or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 5,440. Density: Montserrat 53 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².