Germany is 13.2× the size of Solomon Islands
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Solomon Islands about 27,200 km² (10,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 27,200km²Solomon Islands
200 km
- Germany
- Solomon Islands
What fits
- Solomon Islands fits inside Germany about 13.2 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 330,000 km² (128,000 mi²), which is 1,215% of the area of Solomon Islands.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Solomon Islands about 0.89.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 611,000, 137× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 22 in Solomon Islands: Germany is 10.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Solomon Islands at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 32.5× the size of Solomon Islands instead of 13.2×.
- Together Germany and Solomon Islands cover 385,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 330,000 km², is about the size of Vietnam (329,000 km²).
- At Solomon Islands's density, Germany would have 8.0 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Solomon Islands would have 6.3 million (it has 611,000).
- Germany's centre is 60.0° of latitude, about 6,670 km, farther north than Solomon Islands's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 13.2× |
| More people | Germany | 137× |
| More crowded | Germany | 10.4× |
| Farther north | Germany | 60.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 0.89× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.11× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.07× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.05× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 312 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 347 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 624 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Solomon Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 27,200 km²10,500 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 611,000Wikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 22 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 28,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Honiara |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 12°S to 7°S |
| Continent | Europe | Oceania |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11