Eswatini vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 64% larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Solomon Islands about 1.6 times.
EswatiniSolomon IslandsEswatini moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.61× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1.64× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 838,645 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Honiara |
| Region | Southern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Eswatini is 39% smaller than Solomon Islands. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 1.6 times: Solomon Islands has 1.64× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Solomon Islands?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 838,645. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².