Mozambique vs Solomon Islands
Mozambique is 28.2 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Mozambique about 28 times.
MozambiqueSolomon IslandsMozambique moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
28.2×
Mozambique is 28.2× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Mozambique | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 838,645 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S 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 Mozambique bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Mozambique is 28.2 times larger than Solomon Islands. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Mozambique?
- About 28 times: Mozambique has 28.2× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Mozambique and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique 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, Mozambique or Solomon Islands?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 838,645. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².