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Pitcairn Islands vs Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is 604 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Solomon Islands about 604 times.

Pitcairn IslandsSolomon IslandsPitcairn Islands moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 604× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
Pitcairn IslandsSolomon Islands
Area47 km²28,400 km²
Population50838,645
Density1.1 / km²30 / km²
CapitalAdamstownHoniara
RegionPolynesiaMelanesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Pitcairn Islands bigger than Solomon Islands?
No. Pitcairn Islands is 604 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Solomon Islands?
About 604 times: Solomon Islands has 604× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
Why do Pitcairn Islands and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².
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