Saint Martin vs Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is 536 times larger than Saint Martin. Saint Martin would fit into Solomon Islands about 536 times.

Saint MartinSolomon IslandsSaint Martin moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Martin is 0.0× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 536× the size of Saint Martin.
Saint MartinSolomon Islands
Area53 km²28,400 km²
Population24,941838,645
Density471 / km²30 / km²
CapitalMarigotHoniara
RegionCaribbeanMelanesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours10

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Martin sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Martin bigger than Solomon Islands?
No. Saint Martin is 536 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Saint Martin covers 53 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
How many times does Saint Martin fit into Solomon Islands?
About 536 times: Solomon Islands has 536× the area of Saint Martin.
Why do Saint Martin and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Martin is drawn about 1.11× 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 Martin or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 24,941. Density: Saint Martin 471 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².