Argentina vs Solomon Islands
Argentina is 97.9 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Argentina about 98 times.
ArgentinaSolomon IslandsArgentina moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Argentina is 97.9× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Argentina | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 838,645 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Honiara |
| Region | South America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Argentina is 97.9 times larger than Solomon Islands. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Argentina?
- About 98 times: Argentina has 97.9× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Argentina and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or Solomon Islands?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 838,645. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².