El Salvador vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 35% larger than El Salvador.
El SalvadorSolomon IslandsEl Salvador moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.74× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1.35× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 838,645 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Honiara |
| Region | Central 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. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 El Salvador bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. El Salvador is 26% smaller than Solomon Islands. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 1.3 times: Solomon Islands has 1.35× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× 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, El Salvador or Solomon Islands?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 838,645. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².