Ecuador vs Solomon Islands
Ecuador is 9.06 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Ecuador about 9.1 times.
EcuadorSolomon IslandsEcuador moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 9.06× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Ecuador | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 838,645 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Honiara |
| Region | South 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. Ecuador sits at about 1°S 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 Ecuador bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Ecuador is 9.06 times larger than Solomon Islands. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Ecuador?
- About 9.1 times: Ecuador has 9.06× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Ecuador and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Solomon Islands?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 838,645. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².