Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 73 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Solomon Islands about 73 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSolomon IslandsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 73× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 838,645 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | 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 Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 73 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 73 times: Solomon Islands has 73× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².