Somalia: Map & Borders Over Time

Somalia appears on 5 of the 39 border maps, from 1815 to 2010. Its mapped territory was largest in 1960, at roughly 640,000 km².

Map of Somalia in 1960 — Border map for 1960. See the world in 1960.

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Territory of Somalia over time

Approximate area on each border map.

Map year	Approx. area	Change
1815	330,000 km²	–
1945	440,000 km²	+32%
1960	640,000 km²	+46%
1994	640,000 km²	+0%
2010	640,000 km²	+0%