Ecuador vs Somalia
Somalia is 2.48 times larger than Ecuador. Ecuador would fit into Somalia about 2.5 times.
EcuadorSomaliaEcuador moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Ecuador is 0.4× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2.48× the size of Ecuador.
| Ecuador | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | Mogadishu |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador sits at about 1°S 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 Ecuador bigger than Somalia?
- No. Ecuador is 2.48 times smaller than Somalia. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Ecuador fit into Somalia?
- About 2.5 times: Somalia has 2.48× the area of Ecuador.
- Why do Ecuador and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 18,289,896. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², Somalia 31 per km².