Somalia vs Yemen
Somalia is 40% larger than Yemen.
SomaliaYemenSomalia moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
1.4×
Somalia is 1.4× the area of Yemen.
| Somalia | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 637,657 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 19,654,739 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Sana'a |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yes. Somalia is 40% larger than Yemen. Somalia covers 637,657 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Yemen fit into Somalia?
- About 1.4 times: Somalia has 1.4× the area of Yemen.
- Why do Somalia and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 19,654,739. Density: Somalia 31 per km², Yemen 92 per km².