Hungary vs Somalia
Somalia is 6.86 times larger than Hungary. Hungary would fit into Somalia about 6.9 times.
HungarySomaliaHungary moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Hungary is 0.15× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 6.86× the size of Hungary.
| Hungary | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 93,011 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 9,514,251 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 102 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Budapest | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Europe | 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. Hungary sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.16× its true area; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Hungary 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 Hungary bigger than Somalia?
- No. Hungary is 6.86 times smaller than Somalia. Hungary covers 93,011 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Hungary fit into Somalia?
- About 6.9 times: Somalia has 6.86× the area of Hungary.
- Why do Hungary and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hungary is drawn about 2.16× its true area there and Somalia about 1.01×. That is why Hungary 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, Hungary or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 9,514,251. Density: Hungary 102 per km², Somalia 31 per km².