Faroe Islands vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 20.3 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Solomon Islands about 20 times.
Faroe IslandsSolomon IslandsFaroe Islands moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.05× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 20.3× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 838,645 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Honiara |
| Region | Northern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Solomon Islands at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. That difference is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Solomon Islands. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Faroe Islands bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Faroe Islands is 20.3 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 20 times: Solomon Islands has 20.3× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Solomon Islands about 1.02×. That is why Faroe Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Solomon Islands. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Faroe Islands or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².