Solomon Islands vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 11.7 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Vietnam about 12 times.
Solomon IslandsVietnamSolomon Islands moved onto Vietnam · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 0.09× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 11.7× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Hanoi |
| Region | Melanesia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Solomon Islands is 11.7 times smaller than Vietnam. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Vietnam?
- About 12 times: Vietnam has 11.7× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².