Somalia vs Spain
Somalia is 26% larger than Spain.
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1.26×
Somalia is 1.26× the area of Spain.
| Somalia | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Madrid |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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. Somalia sits at about 5°N and is stretched to 1.01× its true area; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why Spain looks so much bigger than it is next to Somalia. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Somalia bigger than Spain?
- Yes. Somalia is 26% larger than Spain. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Spain fit into Somalia?
- About 1.3 times: Somalia has 1.26× the area of Spain.
- Why do Somalia and Spain look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Somalia is drawn about 1.01× its true area there and Spain about 1.71×. That is why Spain looks so much bigger than it really is next to Somalia. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Somalia or Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 19,654,739. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Spain 98 per km².