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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaSomalia: 1.06× the area | 637,657 km²#43 of 194 | 603,550 km²#45 of 194 |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 2 | 7 |
| People | ||
| PopulationUkraine: 1.98× the population | 19,654,739#67 of 194 · 2025 | 38,980,376#40 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityUkraine: 2.1× the density | 31 / km²#149 of 194 | 65 / km²#121 of 194 |
| Urban populationUkraine: 1.26× the urban share | 55%#123 of 192 · 2025 | 70%#77 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rateSomalia: 6.07× the births per woman | 6.01 per woman#2 of 192 · 2024 | 0.99 per woman#190 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growthSomalia: 0.42 points higher | +3.34%#8 of 192 · 2025 | +2.92%#13 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rateSomalia: 7.69× the birth rate | 42.3 per 1,000#3 of 192 · 2024 | 5.5 per 1,000#190 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rateUkraine: 1.4× the death rate | 9.7 per 1,000#41 of 192 · 2024 | 13.6 per 1,000#6 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15Somalia: 32.9 points higher | 46.6%#2 of 192 · 2025 | 13.7%#180 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65Ukraine: 16.4 points higher | 2.6%#180 of 192 · 2025 | 19.0%#35 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migrationUkraine: 43.1 per 1,000 higher | +0.6 per 1,000#55 of 192 · 2025 | +43.7 per 1,000#1 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroadUkraine: 2.95× the refugees for its size | 45.39 per 1,000#8 of 190 · 2025 | 134.02 per 1,000#4 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyUkraine: 15.7 years longer | 59.0 years#187 of 192 · 2024 | 74.7 years#87 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortalitySomalia: 8.61× the infant mortality | 65.4 per 1,000 births#4 of 191 · 2024 | 7.6 per 1,000 births#128 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 3.53 per 1,000#45 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolment | — | 87.2%#14 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development IndexUkraine: 0.375 higher | 0.404#189 of 190 · 2023 | 0.779#86 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capitaUkraine: 8.61× the income per person | $640#179 of 185 · 2025 | $5,510#110 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDPUkraine: 16.5× the economy | $13B2025 | $214.23B2025 |
| Income group | Low income | Upper-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Ukraine: 11.5× the output per person | $1,643#182 of 184 · 2025 | $18,905#97 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growthSomalia: 1.2 points higher | +3.0%#102 of 187 · 2025 | +1.8%#137 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +12.7%#18 of 176 · 2025 |
| UnemploymentSomalia: 1.93× the unemployment | 18.9%#8 of 178 · 2025 | 9.8%#35 of 178 · 2021 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2020 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 25.6#144 of 149 · 2020 |
| Jobs in agricultureSomalia: 15.9 points higher | 30.0% of jobs#60 of 178 · 2025 | 14.1% of jobs#96 of 178 · 2021 |
| Jobs in industryUkraine: 7.4 points higher | 17.8% of jobs#108 of 178 · 2025 | 25.2% of jobs#42 of 178 · 2021 |
| Jobs in servicesUkraine: 8.5 points higher | 52.2% of jobs#109 of 178 · 2025 | 60.7% of jobs#82 of 178 · 2021 |
| Foreign investmentSomalia: 5.6 points higher | 6.4% of GDP#29 of 184 · 2025 | 0.8% of GDP#137 of 184 · 2025 |
| ExportsSomalia: 3.9 points higher | 29.2% of GDP#106 of 168 · 2025 | 25.3% of GDP#113 of 168 · 2025 |
| Military spendingUkraine: 22.4× the military spending | 1.5% of GDP#85 of 155 · 2025 | 34.5% of GDP#1 of 155 · 2024 |
| Internet usersUkraine: 2.96× the share online | 28%#169 of 184 · 2024 | 83%#88 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptionsUkraine: 2.46× the mobile subscriptions | 54 per 100#179 of 191 · 2023 | 133 per 100#45 of 191 · 2023 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest areaUkraine: 2.22× the forest share | 8% of land#159 of 192 · 2024 | 17% of land#128 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per personUkraine: 62.6× the CO₂ per person | 0.05 t a year#182 of 185 · 2024 | 3.13 t a year#82 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energySomalia: 86.5 points higher | 95.4%#2 of 190 · 2022 | 8.9%#147 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricityUkraine: 45.6 points higher | 54.4%#171 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)Somalia: 1.24× the air pollution | 18.5 µg/m³#95 of 191 · 2023 | 14.9 µg/m³#119 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected landUkraine: 17.1 points higher | 0.0% of land#188 of 191 · 2025 | 17.1% of land#98 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable landUkraine: 55.0 points higher | 1.8% of land#165 of 190 · 2024 | 56.8% of land#3 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stressSomalia: 3.89× the water stress | 24.5%#61 of 176 · 2022 | 6.3%#109 of 176 · 2022 |
| PrecipitationUkraine: 2.0× the rain and snow | 282 mm#155 of 180 · 2022 | 565 mm#135 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityUkraine: 1.84 higher | −2.17#190 of 193 · 2025 | −0.33#126 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionUkraine: 1.00 higher | −1.69#192 of 193 · 2025 | −0.69#131 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 3.8 per 100,000#58 of 146 · 2021 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Parliamentary republicfederal parliamentary republic | Semi-presidential republic |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Kiev |
| Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) | Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) |
| Official languages | Arabic, Somali | Ukrainian |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+3 | UTC+2, summer time UTC+3 · UTC+2 to UTC+3, 2 time zones |
| Calling code | +252 | +380 |
| Region | Eastern Africa, Africa | Eastern Europe, Europe |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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.
- Which is richer, Somalia or Ukraine?
- By gross national income per person, Ukraine: $5,510 against $640 (World Bank, Atlas method, 2025) — 8.61× as much.
- Where do people live longer, Somalia or Ukraine?
- In Ukraine: life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years, against 59.0 — 15.7 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do Somalia and Ukraine have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Somalia: parliamentary republic; Ukraine: semi-presidential republic.