Côte d'Ivoire vs Solomon Islands
Côte d'Ivoire is 11.4 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 11 times.
Côte d'IvoireSolomon IslandsCôte d'Ivoire moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
11.4×
Côte d'Ivoire is 11.4× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Côte d'Ivoire | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 322,463 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 32,711,547 | 838,645 |
| Density | 101 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Yamoussoukro | Honiara |
| Region | Western Africa | 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. Côte d'Ivoire sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Côte d'Ivoire bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Côte d'Ivoire is 11.4 times larger than Solomon Islands. Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 11 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 11.4× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Côte d'Ivoire and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Côte d'Ivoire is drawn about 1.02× 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, Côte d'Ivoire or Solomon Islands?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 838,645. Density: Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².