Afghanistan vs Solomon Islands
Afghanistan is 23.0 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Afghanistan about 23 times.
AfghanistanSolomon IslandsAfghanistan moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 23.0× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Afghanistan | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 838,645 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Honiara |
| Region | Southern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× 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 Afghanistan bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 23.0 times larger than Solomon Islands. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Afghanistan?
- About 23 times: Afghanistan has 23.0× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Afghanistan and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× 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, Afghanistan or Solomon Islands?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 838,645. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².