Somalia vs Ukraine
Somalia is 6% larger than Ukraine.
SomaliaUkraineSomalia moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
1.06×
Somalia is 1.06× the area of Ukraine.
| Somalia | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Kiev |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Yes. Somalia is 6% larger than Ukraine. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Ukraine fit into Somalia?
- About 1.1 times: Somalia has 1.06× the area of Ukraine.
- Why do Somalia and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 19,654,739. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².