Somalia vs US Virgin Islands
Somalia is 1,843 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Somalia about 1843 times.
SomaliaUS Virgin IslandsSomalia moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Somalia is 1,843× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Somalia | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 103,792 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Somalia is 1,843 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Somalia?
- About 1843 times: Somalia has 1,843× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Somalia and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 103,792. Density: Somalia 31 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².