Antigua and Barbuda vs Somalia
Somalia is 1,449 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Somalia about 1449 times.
Antigua and BarbudaSomaliaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1,449× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Somalia?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 1,449 times smaller than Somalia. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Somalia?
- About 1449 times: Somalia has 1,449× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Somalia 31 per km².