Oman vs Somalia
Somalia is 2.06 times larger than Oman. Oman would fit into Somalia about 2.1 times.
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Oman is 0.49× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 2.06× the size of Oman.
| Oman | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Mogadishu |
| Region | Western Asia | 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. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Somalia?
- No. Oman is 2.06 times smaller than Somalia. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Somalia?
- About 2.1 times: Somalia has 2.06× the area of Oman.
- Why do Oman and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², Somalia 31 per km².