Kenya vs Solomon Islands
Kenya is 20.5 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Kenya about 20 times.
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Kenya is 20.5× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Kenya | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 838,645 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kenya sits at about 1°N 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 Kenya bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Kenya is 20.5 times larger than Solomon Islands. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Kenya?
- About 20 times: Kenya has 20.5× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Kenya and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya 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, Kenya or Solomon Islands?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 838,645. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².