Chile vs Djibouti
Chile is 32.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Chile about 33 times.
ChileDjiboutiChile moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
32.6×
Chile is 32.6× the area of Djibouti.
| Chile | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Djibouti |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Djibouti?
- Yes. Chile is 32.6 times larger than Djibouti. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Chile?
- About 33 times: Chile has 32.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Chile and Djibouti look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Djibouti?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 1,184,076. Density: Chile 26 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².