Aruba vs Somalia
Somalia is 3,562 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Somalia about 3562 times.
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 3,562× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than Somalia?
- No. Aruba is 3,562 times smaller than Somalia. Aruba covers 179 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Somalia?
- About 3562 times: Somalia has 3,562× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Somalia 31 per km².