Equatorial Guinea vs Somalia
Somalia is 22.7 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Somalia about 23 times.
Equatorial GuineaSomaliaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.04× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 22.7× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Mogadishu |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Somalia?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 22.7 times smaller than Somalia. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Somalia?
- About 23 times: Somalia has 22.7× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Somalia 31 per km².