Samoa vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 9.99 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Solomon Islands about 10.0 times.
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Samoa is 0.1× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 9.99× the size of Samoa.
| Samoa | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,842 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 219,306 | 838,645 |
| Density | 77 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Apia | Honiara |
| Region | Polynesia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Samoa sits at about 14°S and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Samoa bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Samoa is 9.99 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Samoa covers 2,842 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 10.0 times: Solomon Islands has 9.99× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Samoa and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Samoa is drawn about 1.06× 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, Samoa or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 219,306. Density: Samoa 77 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².