Northern Mariana Islands vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 61.2 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Solomon Islands about 61 times.
Northern Mariana IslandsSolomon IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Northern Mariana Islands is 0.02× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 61.2× the size of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Northern Mariana Islands | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 464 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 43,541 | 838,645 |
| Density | 94 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Saipan | Honiara |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Northern Mariana Islands sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Northern Mariana Islands bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Northern Mariana Islands is 61.2 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 61 times: Solomon Islands has 61.2× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Northern Mariana Islands and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Northern Mariana Islands is drawn about 1.08× 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, Northern Mariana Islands or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 43,541. Density: Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².