Ghana vs Solomon Islands
Ghana is 8.4 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Ghana about 8.4 times.
GhanaSolomon IslandsGhana moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
8.4×
Ghana is 8.4× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Ghana | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 238,535 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 35,064,272 | 838,645 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Accra | Honiara |
| Region | Western 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. Ghana sits at about 8°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ghana bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Ghana is 8.4 times larger than Solomon Islands. Ghana covers 238,535 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Ghana?
- About 8.4 times: Ghana has 8.4× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Ghana and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ghana is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ghana or Solomon Islands?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 838,645. Density: Ghana 147 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².