Guinea vs Solomon Islands
Guinea is 8.66 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Guinea about 8.7 times.
GuineaSolomon IslandsGuinea moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
8.66×
Guinea is 8.66× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Guinea | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 245,857 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 15,099,727 | 838,645 |
| Density | 61 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Conakry | Honiara |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guinea sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Guinea is 8.66 times larger than Solomon Islands. Guinea covers 245,857 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Guinea?
- About 8.7 times: Guinea has 8.66× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Guinea and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guinea is drawn about 1.03× 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 or Solomon Islands?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 838,645. Density: Guinea 61 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².