Saint Barthélemy vs Somalia
Somalia is 26,569 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Somalia about 26569 times.
Saint BarthélemySomaliaSaint Barthélemy moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Barthélemy is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 26,569× the size of Saint Barthélemy.
| Saint Barthélemy | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 24 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 10,124 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 422 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Gustavia | Mogadishu |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Saint Barthélemy sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Saint Barthélemy bigger than Somalia?
- No. Saint Barthélemy is 26,569 times smaller than Somalia. Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Somalia?
- About 26569 times: Somalia has 26,569× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Saint Barthélemy and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Barthélemy is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Barthélemy or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 10,124. Density: Saint Barthélemy 422 per km², Somalia 31 per km².