Colombia vs Somalia
Colombia is 79% larger than Somalia. Somalia would fit into Colombia about 1.8 times.
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1.79×
Colombia is 1.79× the area of Somalia.
| Colombia | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Mogadishu |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Colombia is 79% larger than Somalia. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Colombia?
- About 1.8 times: Colombia has 1.79× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Colombia and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Somalia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 19,654,739. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Somalia 31 per km².