Indonesia vs Solomon Islands
Indonesia is 67.1 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Indonesia about 67 times.
IndonesiaSolomon IslandsIndonesia moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
67.1×
Indonesia is 67.1× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Indonesia | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 838,645 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Honiara |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°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 Indonesia bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Indonesia is 67.1 times larger than Solomon Islands. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Indonesia?
- About 67 times: Indonesia has 67.1× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Indonesia and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia 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, Indonesia or Solomon Islands?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 838,645. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².