Central African Republic vs Somalia
Somalia and Central African Republic are almost exactly the same size.
Central African RepublicSomaliaCentral African Republic moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Central African Republic is 0.98× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1.02× the size of Central African Republic.
| Central African Republic | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 622,984 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 5,513,282 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 8.8 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bangui | Mogadishu |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Central African Republic sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Central African Republic bigger than Somalia?
- No. Central African Republic and Somalia are almost exactly the same size. Central African Republic covers 622,984 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Central African Republic fit into Somalia?
- About 1.0 times: Somalia has 1.02× the area of Central African Republic.
- Why do Central African Republic and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Central African Republic is drawn about 1.01× 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, Central African Republic or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 5,513,282. Density: Central African Republic 8.8 per km², Somalia 31 per km².