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Marshall Islands vs Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is 157 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Solomon Islands about 157 times.

Marshall IslandsSolomon IslandsMarshall Islands moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.01× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 157× the size of Marshall Islands.
Marshall IslandsSolomon Islands
Area181 km²28,400 km²
Population36,282838,645
Density200 / km²30 / km²
CapitalMajuroHoniara
RegionMicronesiaMelanesia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours00

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Marshall Islands bigger than Solomon Islands?
No. Marshall Islands is 157 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Solomon Islands?
About 157 times: Solomon Islands has 157× the area of Marshall Islands.
Why do Marshall Islands and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².
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