Solomon Islands vs Zambia
Zambia is 26.5 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Zambia about 27 times.
Solomon IslandsZambiaSolomon Islands moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 0.04× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 26.5× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Lusaka |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Solomon Islands is 26.5 times smaller than Zambia. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Zambia?
- About 27 times: Zambia has 26.5× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Zambia 29 per km².