Brazil vs Somalia
Brazil is 13.4 times larger than Somalia. Somalia would fit into Brazil about 13 times.
BrazilSomaliaBrazil moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
13.4×
Brazil is 13.4× the area of Somalia.
| Brazil | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Mogadishu |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Brazil is 13.4 times larger than Somalia. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Brazil?
- About 13 times: Brazil has 13.4× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Brazil and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Somalia?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 19,654,739. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Somalia 31 per km².