Somalia vs Tunisia
Somalia is 3.9 times larger than Tunisia. Tunisia would fit into Somalia about 3.9 times.
SomaliaTunisiaSomalia moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
3.9×
Somalia is 3.9× the area of Tunisia.
| Somalia | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Yes. Somalia is 3.9 times larger than Tunisia. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Tunisia fit into Somalia?
- About 3.9 times: Somalia has 3.9× the area of Tunisia.
- Why do Somalia and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 12,348,573. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².