Burundi vs Somalia
Somalia is 22.9 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Somalia about 23 times.
BurundiSomaliaBurundi moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.04× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 22.9× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Somalia?
- No. Burundi is 22.9 times smaller than Somalia. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Somalia?
- About 23 times: Somalia has 22.9× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Somalia 31 per km².