Sint Maarten vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 835 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Solomon Islands about 835 times.
Sint MaartenSolomon IslandsSint Maarten moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 835× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 838,645 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Honiara |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sint Maarten 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 Sint Maarten bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Sint Maarten is 835 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 835 times: Solomon Islands has 835× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sint Maarten 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, Sint Maarten or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².