Eritrea vs Solomon Islands
Eritrea is 4.14 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Eritrea about 4.1 times.
EritreaSolomon IslandsEritrea moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 4.14× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Eritrea | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 838,645 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Eritrea is 4.14 times larger than Solomon Islands. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Eritrea?
- About 4.1 times: Eritrea has 4.14× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Eritrea and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Solomon Islands?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 838,645. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².