Malaysia vs Solomon Islands
Malaysia is 11.6 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Malaysia about 12 times.
MalaysiaSolomon IslandsMalaysia moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
11.6×
Malaysia is 11.6× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Malaysia | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 838,645 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | Honiara |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°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 Malaysia bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Malaysia is 11.6 times larger than Solomon Islands. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Malaysia?
- About 12 times: Malaysia has 11.6× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Malaysia and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or Solomon Islands?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 838,645. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².