Macao vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 247 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Solomon Islands about 247 times.
MacaoSolomon IslandsMacao moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 247× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 838,645 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | — | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Macao is 247 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Macao covers 115 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 247 times: Solomon Islands has 247× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².