Africa · Eastern Africa
Somaliland
Somaliland covers about 167,000 km² (64,600 mi²), the 92nd largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Uruguay, at about 177,000 km².
- 167,000km²Area, main territory
- 6.5 millionPopulation
- 5.46In Belgiums
The boundary or political status of this area is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.
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Facts
| Area, main territory | 167,000 km²64,600 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 177,000 km²Wikidata · 5.4% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 5.46 |
| Capital | Hargeisa |
| Population | 6.5 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 39 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 11°N |
| In other languages | Somalilandia Español · Somalilândia Português · ソマリランド 日本語 · 索马里兰 中文 · 소말릴란드 한국어 |
| Continent | Africa#35 of 54 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Somaliland
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 101× the size of Somaliland.
- At 39 people per km², Somaliland is the 127th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Somaliland lies at 10°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Somaliland's main territory stretches about 391 km north to south and 689 km east to west.
- 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.
How Somaliland measures up
Somaliland holds 0.6% of the land area and 0.5% of the people of the 54 countries listed for Africa. In Eastern Africa it is the 11th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 167,000 km² | 91st of 239 |
| Population | 6.5 million | 109th of 237 |
| Density | 39 per km² | 127th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 9.7°N | 141st of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Somaliland is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 5.46× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.69× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.47× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.45× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.31× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Somaliland sits
- Somaliland's centre lies at 9.7°N, 46.3°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,080 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 8°N to 11°N, about 390 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Somaliland had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Somaliland would have 209.7 million people. It has 6.5 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Somaliland would have 623,000 people. It has 6.5 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 12.1 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2024; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11