Somalia vs Uganda
Somalia is 2.65 times larger than Uganda. Uganda would fit into Somalia about 2.6 times.
SomaliaUgandaSomalia moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Somalia is 2.65× the area of Uganda.
| Somalia | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Kampala |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Yes. Somalia is 2.65 times larger than Uganda. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Uganda fit into Somalia?
- About 2.6 times: Somalia has 2.65× the area of Uganda.
- Why do Somalia and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 19,654,739. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Uganda 213 per km².