Somalia vs Sweden
Somalia is 43% larger than Sweden.
SomaliaSwedenSomalia moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
1.43×
Somalia is 1.43× the area of Sweden.
| Somalia | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Stockholm |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Yes. Somalia is 43% larger than Sweden. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Somalia?
- About 1.4 times: Somalia has 1.43× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Somalia and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 10,596,620. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Sweden 24 per km².