Somalia vs United Arab Emirates
Somalia is 7.63 times larger than United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates would fit into Somalia about 7.6 times.
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Somalia is 7.63× the area of United Arab Emirates.
| Somalia | United Arab Emirates | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 83,600 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 11,513,149 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Abu Dhabi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Yes. Somalia is 7.63 times larger than United Arab Emirates. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
- How many times does United Arab Emirates fit into Somalia?
- About 7.6 times: Somalia has 7.63× the area of United Arab Emirates.
- Why do Somalia and United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 11,513,149. Density: Somalia 31 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².