Sierra Leone vs Solomon Islands
Sierra Leone is 2.53 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Sierra Leone about 2.5 times.
Sierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSierra Leone moved onto Solomon Islands · Equal-area projection
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Sierra Leone is 2.53× the area of Solomon Islands.
| Sierra Leone | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 71,740 km² | 28,400 km² |
| Population | 8,819,794 | 838,645 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Freetown | Honiara |
| Region | Western Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sierra Leone sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Sierra Leone bigger than Solomon Islands?
- Yes. Sierra Leone is 2.53 times larger than Solomon Islands. Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km² and Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 2.5 times: Sierra Leone has 2.53× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Sierra Leone and Solomon Islands look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sierra Leone is drawn about 1.02× 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, Sierra Leone or Solomon Islands?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 838,645. Density: Sierra Leone 123 per km², Solomon Islands 30 per km².