Madagascar vs Solomon Islands
Madagascar is 20.7 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Madagascar about 21 times.
MadagascarSolomon IslandsMadagascar moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 20.7× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Madagascar | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 838,645 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Madagascar is 20.7 times larger than Solomon Islands. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Madagascar?
- About 21 times: Madagascar has 20.7× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Madagascar and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Solomon Islands?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 838,645. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².