Somalia vs Suriname
Somalia is 3.91 times larger than Suriname. Suriname would fit into Somalia about 3.9 times.
SomaliaSurinameSomalia moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Somalia is 3.91× the area of Suriname.
| Somalia | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 639,850 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Paramaribo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° 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 Somalia bigger than Suriname?
- Yes. Somalia is 3.91 times larger than Suriname. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Suriname fit into Somalia?
- About 3.9 times: Somalia has 3.91× the area of Suriname.
- Why do Somalia and Suriname 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 Suriname 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, Somalia or Suriname?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 639,850. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².