Paraguay vs Somalia
Somalia is 57% larger than Paraguay. Paraguay would fit into Somalia about 1.6 times.
ParaguaySomaliaParaguay moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Paraguay is 0.64× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1.57× the size of Paraguay.
| Paraguay | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 406,756 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 7,013,078 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 17 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Asuncion | Mogadishu |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Paraguay sits at about 23°S and is stretched to 1.18× 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 Paraguay bigger than Somalia?
- No. Paraguay is 36% smaller than Somalia. Paraguay covers 406,756 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Paraguay fit into Somalia?
- About 1.6 times: Somalia has 1.57× the area of Paraguay.
- Why do Paraguay and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Paraguay is drawn about 1.18× 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, Paraguay or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 7,013,078. Density: Paraguay 17 per km², Somalia 31 per km².