Greece vs Somalia
Somalia is 4.83 times larger than Greece. Greece would fit into Somalia about 4.8 times.
GreeceSomaliaGreece moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 0.21× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 4.83× the size of Greece.
| Greece | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Mogadishu |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× its true area; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Greece looks so much bigger than it is next to Somalia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Greece bigger than Somalia?
- No. Greece is 4.83 times smaller than Somalia. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Somalia?
- About 4.8 times: Somalia has 4.83× the area of Greece.
- Why do Greece and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× its true area there and Somalia about 1.01×. That is why Greece looks so much bigger than it really is next to Somalia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greece or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 10,413,962. Density: Greece 79 per km², Somalia 31 per km².