Somalia vs Turkmenistan
Somalia is 30% larger than Turkmenistan.
SomaliaTurkmenistanSomalia moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
1.3×
Somalia is 1.3× the area of Turkmenistan.
| Somalia | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Ashgabat |
| 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; Turkmenistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Yes. Somalia is 30% larger than Turkmenistan. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Turkmenistan fit into Somalia?
- About 1.3 times: Somalia has 1.3× the area of Turkmenistan.
- Why do Somalia and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan about 1.66×. That is why Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 7,618,847. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².