Egypt vs Somalia
Egypt is 58% larger than Somalia. Somalia would fit into Egypt about 1.6 times.
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1.58×
Egypt is 1.58× the area of Somalia.
| Egypt | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Mogadishu |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Egypt is 58% larger than Somalia. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Egypt?
- About 1.6 times: Egypt has 1.58× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Egypt and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Somalia?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 19,654,739. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Somalia 31 per km².