Somalia vs Tajikistan
Somalia is 4.46 times larger than Tajikistan. Tajikistan would fit into Somalia about 4.5 times.
SomaliaTajikistanSomalia moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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Somalia is 4.46× the area of Tajikistan.
| Somalia | Tajikistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 143,100 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 10,786,734 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Dushanbe |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. That difference is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- Yes. Somalia is 4.46 times larger than Tajikistan. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
- How many times does Tajikistan fit into Somalia?
- About 4.5 times: Somalia has 4.46× the area of Tajikistan.
- Why do Somalia and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. That is why Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 10,786,734. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².