Somalia vs Uzbekistan
Somalia is 42% larger than Uzbekistan.
SomaliaUzbekistanSomalia moved onto Uzbekistan · Equal-area projection
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Somalia is 1.42× the area of Uzbekistan.
| Somalia | Uzbekistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 448,978 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 37,053,428 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 83 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Tashkent |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central Asia |
| 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; Uzbekistan at 42° N is stretched to 1.8×. That difference is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Yes. Somalia is 42% larger than Uzbekistan. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Uzbekistan covers 448,978 km².
- How many times does Uzbekistan fit into Somalia?
- About 1.4 times: Somalia has 1.42× the area of Uzbekistan.
- Why do Somalia and Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan about 1.8×. That is why Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan: 37,053,428 people against 19,654,739. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Uzbekistan 83 per km².