Yukon is 1.03× the size of Somalia
Yukon (territory of Canada) covers about 484,000 km² (187,000 mi²) and Somalia (Africa) about 472,000 km² (182,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 484,000km²Yukon
- 472,000km²Somalia
200 km
- Yukon
- Somalia
What fits
- Somalia is 97% of the size of Yukon.
- Yukon is larger by 12,700 km² (4,890 mi²), which is 2.7% of the area of Somalia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Yukon is about 15.8, Somalia about 15.4.
How they differ
- Yukon is larger, but Somalia has the larger population: 11.0 million against 40,000, 274× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 23 in Somalia against 0.1 in Yukon: Somalia is 282× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Yukon at 63°N is drawn about 5.0× too large and Somalia at 5°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Yukon as 5.11× the size of Somalia instead of 1.03×.
- Together Yukon and Somalia cover 956,000 km², close to the size of Tanzania (942,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 12,700 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Somalia's density, Yukon would have 11.3 million people (it has 40,000). At Yukon's density, Somalia would have 39,000 (it has 11.0 million).
- Yukon's centre is 58.7° of latitude, about 6,530 km, farther north than Somalia's.
- Yukon is the 9th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Somalia ranks 53rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Yukon lies about 59° of latitude (roughly 6,530 km) north of Somalia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yukon would have about 12,042,300 m² and each person in Somalia about 42,770 m².
- Laid side by side, Yukon and Somalia would cover 956,000 km², about the same size as Tanzania.
- Together they have 11.1 million people, about as many people as Cuba.
- Counted as a country, Yukon would rank 52nd by area and 211th by population.
Side by side
| Yukon | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | TerritoryCanada | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 484,000 km²187,000 mi² | 472,000 km²182,000 mi² |
| Official area | 482,000 km²Wikidata | 638,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 9th of 13in Canada | 52nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 40,000Wikidata, 2021 | 11.0 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 13in Canada | 82nd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 0.08 per km² | 23 per km² |
| Capital | Whitehorse | Mogadishu |
| Latitude range | 60°N to 70°N | 2°S to 12°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 482,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 484,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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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