Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 106 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into Solomon Islands about 106 times.
Saint Kitts and NevisSolomon IslandsSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 106× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 269 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 46,922 | 838,645 |
| Density | 174 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Basseterre | 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. Saint Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 106 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 106 times: Solomon Islands has 106× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
- Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Kitts and Nevis or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².