Maldives vs Somalia
Somalia is 2,140 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Somalia about 2140 times.
MaldivesSomaliaMaldives moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2,140× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Mogadishu |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Maldives sits at about 4°N 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 Maldives bigger than Somalia?
- No. Maldives is 2,140 times smaller than Somalia. Maldives covers 298 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Somalia?
- About 2140 times: Somalia has 2,140× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives 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, Maldives or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Somalia 31 per km².