Somalia vs Togo
Somalia is 11.2 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Somalia about 11 times.
SomaliaTogoSomalia moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
11.2×
Somalia is 11.2× the area of Togo.
| Somalia | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Lome |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Yes. Somalia is 11.2 times larger than Togo. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Somalia?
- About 11 times: Somalia has 11.2× the area of Togo.
- Why do Somalia and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 8,591,626. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Togo 151 per km².