Anguilla vs Somalia
Somalia is 7,007 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Somalia about 7007 times.
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 7,007× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Mogadishu |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than Somalia?
- No. Anguilla is 7,007 times smaller than Somalia. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Somalia?
- About 7007 times: Somalia has 7,007× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Somalia 31 per km².