Brazil vs Solomon Islands
Brazil is 300 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Brazil about 300 times.
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Brazil is 300× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Brazil | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 838,645 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Honiara |
| Region | South America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Brazil is 300 times larger than Solomon Islands. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Brazil?
- About 300 times: Brazil has 300× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Brazil and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Solomon Islands?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 838,645. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².