Saint Helena vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 72.1 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Solomon Islands about 72 times.
Saint HelenaSolomon IslandsSaint Helena moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Helena is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 72.1× the size of Saint Helena.
| Saint Helena | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 394 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 5,633 | 838,645 |
| Density | 14 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Jamestown | Honiara |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Saint Helena sits at about 12°S 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 Saint Helena bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Saint Helena is 72.1 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Saint Helena covers 394 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 72 times: Solomon Islands has 72.1× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Saint Helena and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Helena 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, Saint Helena or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 5,633. Density: Saint Helena 14 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².