Solomon Islands vs Thailand
Thailand is 18.1 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Thailand about 18 times.
Solomon IslandsThailandSolomon Islands moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 0.06× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 18.1× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Bangkok |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Solomon Islands is 18.1 times smaller than Thailand. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Thailand?
- About 18 times: Thailand has 18.1× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Thailand 140 per km².