Mexico vs Somalia
Mexico is 3.09 times larger than Somalia. Somalia would fit into Mexico about 3.1 times.
MexicoSomaliaMexico moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Mexico is 3.09× the area of Somalia.
| Mexico | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Mogadishu |
| Region | Central America | 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. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Mexico is 3.09 times larger than Somalia. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Mexico?
- About 3.1 times: Mexico has 3.09× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Mexico and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Somalia?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 19,654,739. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Somalia 31 per km².