Mali vs Solomon Islands
Mali is 43.7 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Mali about 44 times.
MaliSolomon IslandsMali moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
43.7×
Mali is 43.7× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Mali | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,240,192 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 25,198,821 | 838,645 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Bamako | Honiara |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mali sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mali bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Mali is 43.7 times larger than Solomon Islands. Mali covers 1,240,192 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Mali?
- About 44 times: Mali has 43.7× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Mali and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mali is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mali or Solomon Islands?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 838,645. Density: Mali 20 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².