Germany is 2.14× the size of Somaliland

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Somaliland about 167,000 km² (64,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
167,000km²Somaliland

200 km

Germany
Somaliland

The boundary or political status of Somaliland is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.

What fits

Somaliland fits inside Germany about 2.14 times by area.
Germany is larger by 190,000 km² (73,500 mi²), which is 114% of the area of Somaliland.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Somaliland about 5.46.

How they differ

Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 6.5 million, 12.8× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 39 in Somaliland: Germany is 6.01× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,640 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Somaliland at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 5.25× the size of Somaliland instead of 2.14×.
Together Germany and Somaliland cover 525,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 2.0% smaller).
The gap between them, 190,000 km², is about the size of Syria (186,000 km²).
At Somaliland's density, Germany would have 13.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Somaliland would have 39.1 million (it has 6.5 million).
Germany's centre is 41.3° of latitude, about 4,590 km, farther north than Somaliland's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	2.14×
More people	Germany	12.8×
More crowded	Germany	6.01×
Farther north	Germany	41.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Somaliland
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	5.46×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.69×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.45×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.31×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.05×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.02×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.02×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.01×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Somaliland
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	167,000 km²64,600 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	6.5 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	233 per km²	39 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	177,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Hargeisa
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	8°N to 11°N
Continent	Europe	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 167,000 km² is 5.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 177,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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