Somalia vs Wallis and Futuna
Somalia is 2,327 times larger than Wallis and Futuna. Wallis and Futuna would fit into Somalia about 2327 times.
SomaliaWallis and FutunaSomalia moved onto Wallis and Futuna · Equal-area projection
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Somalia is 2,327× the area of Wallis and Futuna.
| Somalia | Wallis and Futuna | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 274 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 11,558 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 42 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Mata-Utu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Wallis and Futuna at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Yes. Somalia is 2,327 times larger than Wallis and Futuna. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Wallis and Futuna covers 274 km².
- How many times does Wallis and Futuna fit into Somalia?
- About 2327 times: Somalia has 2,327× the area of Wallis and Futuna.
- Why do Somalia and Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna about 1.06×. 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 Wallis and Futuna?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 11,558. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Wallis and Futuna 42 per km².