Maldives vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 95.3 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Solomon Islands about 95 times.
MaldivesSolomon IslandsMaldives moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 95.3× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 838,645 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Honiara |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Maldives 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 Maldives bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Maldives is 95.3 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Maldives covers 298 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 95 times: Solomon Islands has 95.3× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives 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, Maldives or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².