Aruba vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 159 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Solomon Islands about 159 times.
ArubaSolomon IslandsAruba moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 159× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 838,645 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | Honiara |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Aruba is 159 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Aruba covers 179 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 159 times: Solomon Islands has 159× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².