Costa Rica vs Solomon Islands
Costa Rica is 80% larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Costa Rica about 1.8 times.
Costa RicaSolomon IslandsCosta Rica moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
1.8×
Costa Rica is 1.8× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Costa Rica | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 51,180 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 5,152,950 | 838,645 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | San Jose | Honiara |
| Region | Central America | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Costa Rica sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Costa Rica bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Costa Rica is 80% larger than Solomon Islands. Costa Rica covers 51,180 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Costa Rica?
- About 1.8 times: Costa Rica has 1.8× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Costa Rica and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Costa Rica is drawn about 1.03× 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, Costa Rica or Solomon Islands?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 838,645. Density: Costa Rica 101 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².