Rwanda vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 8% larger than Rwanda.
RwandaSolomon IslandsRwanda moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.93× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 1.08× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 838,645 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Rwanda is 7% smaller than Solomon Islands. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Solomon Islands has 1.08× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Solomon Islands?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 838,645. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².