Nigeria vs Solomon Islands
Nigeria is 32.5 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Nigeria about 33 times.
NigeriaSolomon IslandsNigeria moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Nigeria is 32.5× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Nigeria | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 838,645 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Honiara |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nigeria sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Nigeria bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Nigeria is 32.5 times larger than Solomon Islands. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Nigeria?
- About 33 times: Nigeria has 32.5× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Nigeria and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nigeria is drawn about 1.03× 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, Nigeria or Solomon Islands?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 838,645. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².