Argentina vs Djibouti
Argentina is 120 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Argentina about 120 times.
ArgentinaDjiboutiArgentina moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
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Argentina is 120× the area of Djibouti.
| Argentina | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Djibouti |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than Djibouti?
- Yes. Argentina is 120 times larger than Djibouti. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Argentina?
- About 120 times: Argentina has 120× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Argentina and Djibouti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or Djibouti?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 1,184,076. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².