Guinea-Bissau vs Solomon Islands
Guinea-Bissau is 27% larger than Solomon Islands.
Guinea-BissauSolomon IslandsGuinea-Bissau moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Guinea-Bissau is 1.27× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Guinea-Bissau | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 36,125 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 2,249,515 | 838,645 |
| Density | 62 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Bissau | Honiara |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Guinea-Bissau sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Guinea-Bissau bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Guinea-Bissau is 27% larger than Solomon Islands. Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.3 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.27× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea-Bissau is drawn about 1.05× 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, Guinea-Bissau or Solomon Islands?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 838,645. Density: Guinea-Bissau 62 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².