Cameroon vs Solomon Islands
Cameroon is 16.7 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Cameroon about 17 times.
CameroonSolomon IslandsCameroon moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
16.7×
Cameroon is 16.7× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Cameroon | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 838,645 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | Honiara |
| Region | Middle Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°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 Cameroon bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Cameroon is 16.7 times larger than Solomon Islands. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Cameroon?
- About 17 times: Cameroon has 16.7× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Cameroon and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon 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, Cameroon or Solomon Islands?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 838,645. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².