Eswatini vs Somalia
Somalia is 36.7 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Somalia about 37 times.
EswatiniSomaliaEswatini moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.03× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 36.7× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Mogadishu |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Somalia?
- No. Eswatini is 36.7 times smaller than Somalia. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Somalia?
- About 37 times: Somalia has 36.7× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Somalia 31 per km².