Myanmar vs Solomon Islands
Myanmar is 23.8 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Myanmar about 24 times.
MyanmarSolomon IslandsMyanmar moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
23.8×
Myanmar is 23.8× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Myanmar | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 676,577 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 54,850,648 | 838,645 |
| Density | 81 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Naypyidaw | Honiara |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Myanmar sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.15× 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 Myanmar bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Myanmar is 23.8 times larger than Solomon Islands. Myanmar covers 676,577 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Myanmar?
- About 24 times: Myanmar has 23.8× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Myanmar and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Myanmar is drawn about 1.15× 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, Myanmar or Solomon Islands?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 838,645. Density: Myanmar 81 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².