Mozambique vs Somalia
Mozambique is 26% larger than Somalia.
MozambiqueSomaliaMozambique moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
1.26×
Mozambique is 1.26× the area of Somalia.
| Mozambique | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Mozambique is 26% larger than Somalia. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.3 times: Mozambique has 1.26× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Mozambique and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Somalia?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 19,654,739. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Somalia 31 per km².