Djibouti vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 22% larger than Djibouti.
DjiboutiSolomon IslandsDjibouti moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.82× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1.22× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 838,645 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Djibouti is 18% smaller than Solomon Islands. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 1.2 times: Solomon Islands has 1.22× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Solomon Islands?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 838,645. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².