Egypt vs Solomon Islands
Egypt is 35.6 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Egypt about 36 times.
EgyptSolomon IslandsEgypt moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 35.6× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Egypt | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 838,645 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Honiara |
| Region | Northern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Egypt is 35.6 times larger than Solomon Islands. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Egypt?
- About 36 times: Egypt has 35.6× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Egypt and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Solomon Islands?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 838,645. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².