Guatemala vs Somalia
Somalia is 5.86 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Somalia about 5.9 times.
GuatemalaSomaliaGuatemala moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Guatemala is 0.17× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 5.86× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Mogadishu |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Guatemala bigger than Somalia?
- No. Guatemala is 5.86 times smaller than Somalia. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Somalia?
- About 5.9 times: Somalia has 5.86× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala is drawn about 1.08× 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, Guatemala or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 18,687,881. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Somalia 31 per km².