Seychelles vs Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is 61.9 times larger than Seychelles. Seychelles would fit into Solomon Islands about 62 times.
SeychellesSolomon IslandsSeychelles moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Seychelles is 0.02× the area of Solomon Islands. Put the other way, Solomon Islands is 61.9× the size of Seychelles.
| Seychelles | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 459 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 122,730 | 838,645 |
| Density | 267 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Victoria | Honiara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Seychelles sits at about 5°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 Seychelles bigger than Solomon Islands?
- No. Seychelles is 61.9 times smaller than Solomon Islands. Seychelles covers 459 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Seychelles fit into Solomon Islands?
- About 62 times: Solomon Islands has 61.9× the area of Seychelles.
- Why do Seychelles and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Seychelles 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, Seychelles or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 122,730. Density: Seychelles 267 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².