Solomon Islands vs Trinidad and Tobago
Solomon Islands is 5.54 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago would fit into Solomon Islands about 5.5 times.
Solomon IslandsTrinidad and TobagoSolomon Islands moved onto Trinidad and Tobago · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 5.54× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
| Solomon Islands | Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 5,128 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 1,367,764 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 267 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Port-of-Spain |
| Region | Melanesia | Caribbean |
| 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. Solomon Islands sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Trinidad and Tobago at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Solomon Islands bigger than Trinidad and Tobago?
- Yes. Solomon Islands is 5.54 times larger than Trinidad and Tobago. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Trinidad and Tobago covers 5,128 km².
- How many times does Trinidad and Tobago fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 5.5 times: Solomon Islands has 5.54× the area of Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Trinidad and Tobago look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Solomon Islands is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Trinidad and Tobago about 1.03×. 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, Solomon Islands or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago: 1,367,764 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Trinidad and Tobago 267 per km².