Somalia vs Turkey
Turkey is 23% larger than Somalia.
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Somalia is 0.81× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.23× the size of Somalia.
| Somalia | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- No. Somalia is 19% smaller than Turkey. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Somalia fit into Turkey?
- About 1.2 times: Turkey has 1.23× the area of Somalia.
- Why do Somalia and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 19,654,739. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Turkey 110 per km².