Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands
Papua New Guinea is 16.3 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Papua New Guinea about 16 times.
Papua New GuineaSolomon IslandsPapua New Guinea moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Papua New Guinea is 16.3× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Papua New Guinea | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 462,840 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 10,762,817 | 838,645 |
| Density | 23 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Port Moresby | Honiara |
| Region | Melanesia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea sits at about 6°S and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Papua New Guinea bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Papua New Guinea is 16.3 times larger than Solomon Islands. Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 16 times: Papua New Guinea has 16.3× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Papua New Guinea is drawn about 1.01× 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, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 838,645. Density: Papua New Guinea 23 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².