Somalia is 13.1× the size of Baden-Württemberg
Somalia (Africa) covers about 472,000 km² (182,000 mi²) and Baden-Württemberg (state of Germany) about 36,100 km² (13,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 472,000km²Somalia
- 36,100km²Baden-Württemberg
200 km
- Somalia
- Baden-Württemberg
What fits
- Baden-Württemberg fits inside Somalia about 13.1 times by area.
- Somalia is larger by 436,000 km² (168,000 mi²), which is 1,206% of the area of Baden-Württemberg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Somalia is about 15.4, Baden-Württemberg about 1.18.
How they differ
- Somalia is larger, but Baden-Württemberg has the larger population: 11.1 million against 11.0 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 307 in Baden-Württemberg against 23 in Somalia: Baden-Württemberg is 13.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,980 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Somalia at 5°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Baden-Württemberg at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Somalia as 5.77× the size of Baden-Württemberg instead of 13.1×.
- Together Somalia and Baden-Württemberg cover 508,000 km², close to the size of Thailand (514,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 436,000 km², is about the size of Iraq (437,000 km²).
- At Baden-Württemberg's density, Somalia would have 145.0 million people (it has 11.0 million). At Somalia's density, Baden-Württemberg would have 845,000 (it has 11.1 million).
- Baden-Württemberg's centre is 43.8° of latitude, about 4,870 km, farther north than Somalia's.
- Somalia ranks 53rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Baden-Württemberg is the 3rd largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 10% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Baden-Württemberg lies about 44° of latitude (roughly 4,870 km) north of Somalia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Somalia would have about 42,770 m² and each person in Baden-Württemberg about 3,250 m².
- Laid side by side, Somalia and Baden-Württemberg would cover 508,000 km², about the same size as Thailand.
- Together they have 22.1 million people, about as many people as Mali.
- Counted as a country, Baden-Württemberg would rank 138th by area and 82nd by population.
Side by side
| Somalia | Baden-Württemberg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 472,000 km²182,000 mi² | 36,100 km²13,900 mi² |
| Official area | 638,000 km²Wikidata | 35,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 52nd of 239worldwide | 3rd of 16in Germany |
| Population | 11.0 millionWikidata, 2017 | 11.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 82nd of 237worldwide | 3rd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 23 per km² | 307 per km² |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Stuttgart |
| Latitude range | 2°S to 12°N | 48°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 472,000 km² is 26% below Wikidata's official figure of 638,000 km². The official figure includes Somaliland, which Natural Earth draws as a separate place; together they measure 639,000 km².
- Wikidata's official figure of 35,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 36,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12