Brittany is 1.01× the size of Solomon Islands
Brittany (region of France) covers about 27,300 km² (10,600 mi²) and Solomon Islands (Oceania) about 27,200 km² (10,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 27,300km²Brittany
- 27,200km²Solomon Islands
200 km
- Brittany
- Solomon Islands
What fits
- Solomon Islands is 99% of the size of Brittany.
- Brittany is larger by 140 km² (54.2 mi²), which is 0.5% of the area of Solomon Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Brittany is about 0.89, Solomon Islands about 0.89.
How they differ
- Brittany also has the larger population: 3.4 million against 611,000, 5.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 125 in Brittany against 22 in Solomon Islands: Brittany is 5.57× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Brittany at 48°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Solomon Islands at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Brittany as 2.21× the size of Solomon Islands instead of 1.01×.
- Together Brittany and Solomon Islands cover 54,500 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- At Solomon Islands's density, Brittany would have 614,000 people (it has 3.4 million). At Brittany's density, Solomon Islands would have 3.4 million (it has 611,000).
- Brittany's centre is 57.1° of latitude, about 6,350 km, farther north than Solomon Islands's.
- Brittany is the 12th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Solomon Islands ranks 145th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Brittany lies about 57° of latitude (roughly 6,350 km) north of Solomon Islands, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Brittany would have about 7,990 m² and each person in Solomon Islands about 44,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Brittany and Solomon Islands would cover 54,500 km², about the same size as Croatia.
- Together they have 4.0 million people, about as many people as Georgia.
- Counted as a country, Brittany would rank 144th by area and 135th by population.
Side by side
| Brittany | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionFrance | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 27,300 km²10,600 mi² | 27,200 km²10,500 mi² |
| Official area | 27,200 km²Wikidata | 28,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 18in France | 144th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.4 millionWikidata, 2022 | 611,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 18in France | 169th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 125 per km² | 22 per km² |
| Capital | Rennes | Honiara |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 49°N | 12°S to 7°S |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 27,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 27,300 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 27,200 km² is 4.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Brittany is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12