Fiji vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 55% larger than Fiji. Fiji would fit into Solomon Islands about 1.6 times.
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Fiji is 0.64× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1.55× the size of Fiji.
| Fiji | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 18,274 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 933,154 | 838,645 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Suva | Honiara |
| Region | Melanesia | 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. Fiji sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Fiji bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Fiji is 36% smaller than Solomon Islands. Fiji covers 18,274 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Fiji fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 1.6 times: Solomon Islands has 1.55× the area of Fiji.
- Why do Fiji and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Fiji is drawn about 1.1× 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, Fiji or Solomon Islands?
- Fiji: 933,154 people against 838,645. Density: Fiji 51 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².