Gabon vs Solomon Islands
Gabon is 9.42 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Gabon about 9.4 times.
GabonSolomon IslandsGabon moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Gabon is 9.42× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Gabon | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 267,667 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 2,593,130 | 838,645 |
| Density | 9.7 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Libreville | Honiara |
| Region | Middle 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. Gabon sits at about 1°S 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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Gabon bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Gabon is 9.42 times larger than Solomon Islands. Gabon covers 267,667 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Gabon?
- About 9.4 times: Gabon has 9.42× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Gabon and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Gabon 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, Gabon or Solomon Islands?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 838,645. Density: Gabon 9.7 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².