Kiribati vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 35 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Solomon Islands about 35 times.
KiribatiSolomon IslandsKiribati moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.03× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 35× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 838,645 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Honiara |
| Region | Micronesia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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 Kiribati bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Kiribati is 35 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 35 times: Solomon Islands has 35× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².