Micronesia vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 40.5 times larger than Micronesia. Micronesia would fit into Solomon Islands about 40 times.
MicronesiaSolomon IslandsMicronesia moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Micronesia is 0.02× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 40.5× the size of Micronesia.
| Micronesia | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 702 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 113,683 | 838,645 |
| Density | 162 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Palikir | Honiara |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Micronesia sits at about 8°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.
Questions about this pair
- Is Micronesia bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Micronesia is 40.5 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Micronesia covers 702 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Micronesia fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 40 times: Solomon Islands has 40.5× the area of Micronesia.
- Why do Micronesia and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Micronesia 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, Micronesia or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 113,683. Density: Micronesia 162 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².