Namibia vs Somalia
Namibia is 29% larger than Somalia.
NamibiaSomaliaNamibia moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
1.29×
Namibia is 1.29× the area of Somalia.
| Namibia | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Mogadishu |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Somalia?
- Yes. Namibia is 29% larger than Somalia. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Namibia?
- About 1.3 times: Namibia has 1.29× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Namibia and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Somalia 31 per km².