Malawi vs Solomon Islands
Malawi is 4.17 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Malawi about 4.2 times.
MalawiSolomon IslandsMalawi moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
4.17×
Malawi is 4.17× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Malawi | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 118,484 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 22,216,120 | 838,645 |
| Density | 188 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Lilongwe | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Malawi sits at about 13°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Malawi bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Malawi is 4.17 times larger than Solomon Islands. Malawi covers 118,484 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Malawi?
- About 4.2 times: Malawi has 4.17× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Malawi and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malawi is drawn about 1.06× 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, Malawi or Solomon Islands?
- Malawi: 22,216,120 people against 838,645. Density: Malawi 188 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².