Somalia vs Switzerland
Somalia is 15.4 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Somalia about 15 times.
SomaliaSwitzerlandSomalia moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
15.4×
Somalia is 15.4× the area of Switzerland.
| Somalia | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Bern |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Somalia is 15.4 times larger than Switzerland. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Somalia?
- About 15 times: Somalia has 15.4× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Somalia and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland 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 Switzerland?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 9,092,436. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².