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Saint Barthélemy vs Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is 1,183 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Solomon Islands about 1183 times.

Saint BarthélemySolomon IslandsSaint Barthélemy moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1,183× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
Saint BarthélemySolomon Islands
Area24 km²28,400 km²
Population10,124838,645
Density422 / km²30 / km²
CapitalGustaviaHoniara
RegionCaribbeanMelanesia
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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Solomon Islands?
No. Saint Barthélemy is 1,183 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Solomon Islands?
About 1183 times: Solomon Islands has 1,183× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
Why do Saint Barthélemy and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².
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