Rwanda vs Somalia
Somalia is 24.2 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Somalia about 24 times.
RwandaSomaliaRwanda moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.04× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 24.2× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Somalia?
- No. Rwanda is 24.2 times smaller than Somalia. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Somalia?
- About 24 times: Somalia has 24.2× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Somalia 31 per km².