Indonesia vs Somalia
Indonesia is 2.99 times larger than Somalia. Somalia would fit into Indonesia about 3.0 times.
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Indonesia is 2.99× the area of Somalia.
| Indonesia | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Mogadishu |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Indonesia bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Indonesia is 2.99 times larger than Somalia. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Indonesia?
- About 3.0 times: Indonesia has 2.99× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Indonesia and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Indonesia or Somalia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 19,654,739. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Somalia 31 per km².