Saint Lucia vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 46 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Solomon Islands about 46 times.
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Saint Lucia is 0.02× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 46× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 838,645 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | 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 Lucia sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Lucia bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Saint Lucia is 46 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 46 times: Solomon Islands has 46× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Lucia is drawn about 1.06× 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 Lucia or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².