Madagascar vs Somalia
Somalia is 9% larger than Madagascar.
MadagascarSomaliaMadagascar moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Madagascar is 0.92× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1.09× the size of Madagascar.
| Madagascar | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Somalia?
- No. Madagascar is 8% smaller than Somalia. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Madagascar fit into Somalia?
- About 1.1 times: Somalia has 1.09× the area of Madagascar.
- Why do Madagascar and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Somalia?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 19,654,739. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Somalia 31 per km².