Cyprus vs Somalia
Somalia is 69.0 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Somalia about 69 times.
CyprusSomaliaCyprus moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.01× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 69.0× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Mogadishu |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Somalia?
- No. Cyprus is 69.0 times smaller than Somalia. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Somalia?
- About 69 times: Somalia has 69.0× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Somalia 31 per km².