Solomon Islands vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 13.8 times larger than Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands would fit into Zimbabwe about 14 times.
Solomon IslandsZimbabweSolomon Islands moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Solomon Islands is 0.07× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 13.8× the size of Solomon Islands.
| Solomon Islands | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,400 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 838,645 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 30 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Honiara | Harare |
| Region | Melanesia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Solomon Islands is 13.8 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Solomon Islands covers 28,400 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Solomon Islands fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 14 times: Zimbabwe has 13.8× the area of Solomon Islands.
- Why do Solomon Islands and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 838,645. Density: Solomon Islands 30 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².