Solomon Islands vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 9.37 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Western Sahara about 9.4 times.
Solomon IslandsWestern SaharaSolomon Islands moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 0.11× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 9.37× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 612,000 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | — |
| Region | Melanesia | Northern 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Solomon Islands is 9.37 times smaller than Western Sahara. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Western Sahara?
- About 9.4 times: Western Sahara has 9.37× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Solomon Islands: 838,645 people against 612,000. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².