Ethiopia vs Somalia
Ethiopia is 73% larger than Somalia. Somalia would fit into Ethiopia about 1.7 times.
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1.73×
Ethiopia is 1.73× the area of Somalia.
| Ethiopia | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 73% larger than Somalia. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.7 times: Ethiopia has 1.73× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Ethiopia and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Somalia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 19,654,739. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Somalia 31 per km².