India vs Somalia
India is 5.16 times larger than Somalia. Somalia would fit into India about 5.2 times.
IndiaSomaliaIndia moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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India is 5.16× the area of Somalia.
| India | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 3,287,263 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 1,463,865,525 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 445 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | New Delhi | Mogadishu |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. India sits at about 23°N and is stretched to 1.18× 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 India bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. India is 5.16 times larger than Somalia. India covers 3,287,263 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into India?
- About 5.2 times: India has 5.16× the area of Somalia.
- Why do India and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. India is drawn about 1.18× 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, India or Somalia?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 19,654,739. Density: India 445 per km², Somalia 31 per km².