Solomon Islands vs Somalia
Somalia is 22.5 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Somalia about 22 times.
Solomon IslandsSomaliaSolomon Islands moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
0.04×
Solomon Islands is 0.04× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 22.5× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Mogadishu |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Solomon Islands sits at about 9°S and is stretched to 1.02× its true area; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Solomon Islands bigger than Somalia?
- No. Solomon Islands is 22.5 times smaller than Somalia. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Somalia?
- About 22 times: Somalia has 22.5× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Solomon Islands is drawn about 1.02× its true area there and Somalia about 1.01×. 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, Solomon Islands or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Somalia 31 per km².