New Zealand vs Somalia
Somalia is 2.38 times larger than New Zealand. New Zealand would fit into Somalia about 2.4 times.
New ZealandSomaliaNew Zealand moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
0.42×
New Zealand is 0.42× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2.38× the size of New Zealand.
| New Zealand | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 268,021 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 5,324,700 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Wellington | Mogadishu |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | 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. New Zealand sits at about 42°S and is stretched to 1.79× its true area; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it is next to Somalia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is New Zealand bigger than Somalia?
- No. New Zealand is 2.38 times smaller than Somalia. New Zealand covers 268,021 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does New Zealand fit into Somalia?
- About 2.4 times: Somalia has 2.38× the area of New Zealand.
- Why do New Zealand and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. New Zealand is drawn about 1.79× its true area there and Somalia about 1.01×. That is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it really is next to Somalia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, New Zealand or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 5,324,700. Density: New Zealand 20 per km², Somalia 31 per km².