Antigua and Barbuda vs Djibouti
Djibouti is 52.7 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Djibouti about 53 times.
Antigua and BarbudaDjiboutiAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.02× the area of Djibouti. Put the other way, Djibouti is 52.7× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Djibouti |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Djibouti?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 52.7 times smaller than Djibouti. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Djibouti?
- About 53 times: Djibouti has 52.7× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Djibouti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Djibouti?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².