Angola vs Somalia
Angola is 96% larger than Somalia. Somalia would fit into Angola about 2.0 times.
AngolaSomaliaAngola moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 1.96× the area of Somalia.
| Angola | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Mogadishu |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× its true area; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Angola bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Angola is 96% larger than Somalia. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Angola?
- About 2.0 times: Angola has 1.96× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Angola and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× its true area there and Somalia about 1.01×. 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, Angola or Somalia?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 19,654,739. Density: Angola 31 per km², Somalia 31 per km².