Solomon Islands vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 33.4 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Tanzania about 33 times.
Solomon IslandsTanzaniaSolomon Islands moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 0.03× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 33.4× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Dodoma |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Solomon Islands is 33.4 times smaller than Tanzania. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Tanzania?
- About 33 times: Tanzania has 33.4× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².