Afghanistan vs Djibouti
Afghanistan is 28.1 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Afghanistan about 28 times.
AfghanistanDjiboutiAfghanistan moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 28.1× the area of Djibouti.
| Afghanistan | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Djibouti |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Djibouti at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Djibouti?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 28.1 times larger than Djibouti. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Afghanistan?
- About 28 times: Afghanistan has 28.1× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Afghanistan and Djibouti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Djibouti about 1.04×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Djibouti?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,184,076. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².