Comoros vs Somalia
Somalia is 313 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Somalia about 313 times.
ComorosSomaliaComoros moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 313× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°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 Comoros bigger than Somalia?
- No. Comoros is 313 times smaller than Somalia. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Somalia?
- About 313 times: Somalia has 313× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros 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, Comoros or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Somalia 31 per km².