Dominican Republic vs Solomon Islands
Dominican Republic is 71% larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Dominican Republic about 1.7 times.
Dominican RepublicSolomon IslandsDominican Republic moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
1.71×
Dominican Republic is 1.71× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Dominican Republic | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 48,671 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 11,520,487 | 838,645 |
| Density | 237 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Santo Domingo | Honiara |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic sits at about 19°N and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Dominican Republic bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Dominican Republic is 71% larger than Solomon Islands. Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 1.7 times: Dominican Republic has 1.71× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Dominican Republic and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominican Republic is drawn about 1.12× 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, Dominican Republic or Solomon Islands?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 838,645. Density: Dominican Republic 237 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².