Macao vs Somalia
Somalia is 5,545 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Somalia about 5545 times.
MacaoSomaliaMacao moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Macao is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 5,545× the size of Macao.
| Macao | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 115 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 685,900 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 5,964 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | — | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Macao sits at about 22°N and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Macao bigger than Somalia?
- No. Macao is 5,545 times smaller than Somalia. Macao covers 115 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Somalia?
- About 5545 times: Somalia has 5,545× the area of Macao.
- Why do Macao and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Macao is drawn about 1.17× 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, Macao or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 685,900. Density: Macao 5,964 per km², Somalia 31 per km².