Norway is a Nordic country located in Northern Europe, whereas the Federal Republic of Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Norway and Somalia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Norway bigger than Somalia?
The total area of Norway is 385,207 sq km, and the total area of Somalia is 637,657 sq km. Norway is smaller than Somalia by 252,450 sq km. Norway is around 1.66 times smaller than Somalia.
Area of Norway: 148,729 sq mi ( 385,207 km2 )
Area of Somalia: 246,201 sq mi ( 637,657 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Norway as of 27th March 2022, is estimated to be around 5,495,517.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Somalia as of 27th March 2022, is estimated to be around 16,705,187.
Here is some more data comparison between Norway and Somalia.
The capital of Norway is Oslo, and the capital city of Somalia is Mogadishu.
Official Languages
Norway: Norwegian, Sami
Somalia: Somali, Arabic
Demonym(s)
Norway: Norwegian
Somalia: Somali, Somalian
ISO 3166 Code
Norway: NO
Somalia: SO
Human Development Index
HDI of Norway as of 2019: 0.957
HDI of Somalia as of 2019: 0.361
Norway Time Zone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Somalia Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Norway:
61° 0′ 0″ N, 8° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Somalia:
10° 0′ 0″ N, 49° 0′ 0″ E
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