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Equatorial Guinea vs Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands and Equatorial Guinea are almost exactly the same size.

Equatorial GuineaSolomon IslandsEquatorial Guinea moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.99× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1.01× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
Equatorial GuineaSolomon Islands
Area28,051 km²28,400 km²
Population1,938,431838,645
Density69 / km²30 / km²
CapitalMalaboHoniara
RegionMiddle AfricaMelanesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Equatorial Guinea bigger than Solomon Islands?
No. Equatorial Guinea and Solomon Islands are almost exactly the same size. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Solomon Islands?
About 1.0 times: Solomon Islands has 1.01× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 838,645. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².
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