Brunei vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 4.93 times larger than Brunei. Brunei would fit into Solomon Islands about 4.9 times.
BruneiSolomon IslandsBrunei moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Brunei is 0.2× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 4.93× the size of Brunei.
| Brunei | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,765 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 466,330 | 838,645 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Bandar Seri Begawan | Honiara |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brunei sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Brunei bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Brunei is 4.93 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Brunei covers 5,765 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Brunei fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 4.9 times: Solomon Islands has 4.93× the area of Brunei.
- Why do Brunei and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brunei is drawn about 1.01× 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, Brunei or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 466,330. Density: Brunei 81 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².