Solomon Islands vs Syria
Syria is 6.52 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Syria about 6.5 times.
Solomon IslandsSyriaSolomon Islands moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 0.15× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 6.52× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Damascus |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Solomon Islands is 6.52 times smaller than Syria. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Syria?
- About 6.5 times: Syria has 6.52× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Syria 138 per km².