Iraq vs Solomon Islands
Iraq is 15.4 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Iraq about 15 times.
IraqSolomon IslandsIraq moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
15.4×
Iraq is 15.4× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Iraq | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 437,072 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 | 838,645 |
| Density | 108 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Honiara |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Iraq sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.42× 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 Iraq bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Iraq is 15.4 times larger than Solomon Islands. Iraq covers 437,072 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Iraq?
- About 15 times: Iraq has 15.4× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Iraq and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iraq is drawn about 1.42× 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, Iraq or Solomon Islands?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 838,645. Density: Iraq 108 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².