Oman vs Solomon Islands
Oman is 10.9 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Oman about 11 times.
OmanSolomon IslandsOman moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
10.9×
Oman is 10.9× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Oman | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 838,645 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Honiara |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Oman is 10.9 times larger than Solomon Islands. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Oman?
- About 11 times: Oman has 10.9× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Oman and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Solomon Islands?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 838,645. Density: Oman 18 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².