Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Somalia
Somalia is 1,639 times larger than Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines would fit into Somalia about 1639 times.
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSomaliaSaint Vincent and the Grenadines moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 0.0× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1,639× the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 389 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 99,924 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kingstown | 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 Vincent and the Grenadines sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines bigger than Somalia?
- No. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is 1,639 times smaller than Somalia. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines covers 389 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines fit into Somalia?
- About 1639 times: Somalia has 1,639× the area of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
- Why do Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is drawn about 1.06× 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 Vincent and the Grenadines or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 99,924. Density: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 257 per km², Somalia 31 per km².