Colombia vs Solomon Islands
Colombia is 40.2 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Colombia about 40 times.
ColombiaSolomon IslandsColombia moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
40.2×
Colombia is 40.2× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Colombia | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 838,645 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Colombia is 40.2 times larger than Solomon Islands. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Colombia?
- About 40 times: Colombia has 40.2× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Colombia and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Solomon Islands?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 838,645. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².