Guyana vs Somalia
Somalia is 2.97 times larger than Guyana. Guyana would fit into Somalia about 3.0 times.
GuyanaSomaliaGuyana moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Guyana is 0.34× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2.97× the size of Guyana.
| Guyana | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 214,970 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 835,986 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 3.9 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Georgetown | Mogadishu |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Guyana sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Guyana bigger than Somalia?
- No. Guyana is 2.97 times smaller than Somalia. Guyana covers 214,970 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Guyana fit into Somalia?
- About 3.0 times: Somalia has 2.97× the area of Guyana.
- Why do Guyana and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guyana is drawn about 1.01× 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, Guyana or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 835,986. Density: Guyana 3.9 per km², Somalia 31 per km².