Somalia and Turkmenistan are almost exactly the same size
Somalia covers about 472,000 km² (182,000 mi²) and Turkmenistan about 471,000 km² (182,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 472,000km²Somalia
- 471,000km²Turkmenistan
200 km
- Somalia
- Turkmenistan
What fits
- Turkmenistan is 100% of the size of Somalia.
- The measured areas differ by 964 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Somalia is about 15.4, Turkmenistan about 15.4.
How they differ
- Somalia also has the larger population: 11.0 million against 6.1 million, 1.80× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 23 in Somalia against 13 in Turkmenistan: Somalia is 1.80× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,070 km apart.
- On a standard web map Turkmenistan looks larger than Somalia: Somalia at 5°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Turkmenistan at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Turkmenistan as 1.65× the size of Somalia, when Somalia is 1.00× the size of Turkmenistan.
- Together Somalia and Turkmenistan cover 943,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- At Turkmenistan's density, Somalia would have 6.1 million people (it has 11.0 million). At Somalia's density, Turkmenistan would have 11.0 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Turkmenistan's centre is 34.4° of latitude, about 3,820 km, farther north than Somalia's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Somalia | 1.00× |
| More people | Somalia | 1.80× |
| More crowded | Somalia | 1.80× |
| Farther north | Turkmenistan | 34.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Turkmenistan | 1.7× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Somalia | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 15.4× | 15.4× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.94× | 1.93× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.32× | 1.32× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.26× | 1.26× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.86× | 0.86× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.15× | 0.15× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.06× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.05× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Somalia | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 472,000 km²182,000 mi² | 471,000 km²182,000 mi² |
| Population | 11.0 millionWikidata, 2017 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 23 per km² | 13 per km² |
| Official area | 638,000 km²Wikidata | 491,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Mogadishu | Ashgabat |
| Latitude range | 2°S to 12°N | 35°N to 43°N |
| Continent | Africa | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2021, covering each whole country. 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.
- Our measured 471,000 km² is 4.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 491,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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