Chad vs Djibouti
Chad is 55.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Chad about 55 times.
ChadDjiboutiChad moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
55.3×
Chad is 55.3× the area of Djibouti.
| Chad | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Djibouti |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Djibouti?
- Yes. Chad is 55.3 times larger than Djibouti. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Chad?
- About 55 times: Chad has 55.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Chad and Djibouti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Djibouti?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 1,184,076. Density: Chad 16 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².