Angola vs Solomon Islands
Angola is 43.9 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Angola about 44 times.
AngolaSolomon IslandsAngola moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 43.9× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Angola | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 838,645 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Honiara |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Angola is 43.9 times larger than Solomon Islands. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Angola?
- About 44 times: Angola has 43.9× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Angola and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Solomon Islands?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 838,645. Density: Angola 31 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².