Cambodia vs Somalia
Somalia is 3.52 times larger than Cambodia. Cambodia would fit into Somalia about 3.5 times.
CambodiaSomaliaCambodia moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 0.28× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 3.52× the size of Cambodia.
| Cambodia | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Mogadishu |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia 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 Cambodia bigger than Somalia?
- No. Cambodia is 3.52 times smaller than Somalia. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Cambodia fit into Somalia?
- About 3.5 times: Somalia has 3.52× the area of Cambodia.
- Why do Cambodia and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia 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, Cambodia or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 17,847,982. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Somalia 31 per km².