Solomon Islands vs Yemen
Yemen is 16 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Yemen about 16 times.
Solomon IslandsYemenSolomon Islands moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 0.06× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 16× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Sana'a |
| Region | Melanesia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Solomon Islands is 16 times smaller than Yemen. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Yemen?
- About 16 times: Yemen has 16× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Yemen 92 per km².