Djibouti vs Egypt
Egypt is 43.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Egypt about 44 times.
DjiboutiEgyptDjibouti moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.02× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 43.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Cairo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Djibouti bigger than Egypt?
- No. Djibouti is 43.6 times smaller than Egypt. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Egypt?
- About 44 times: Egypt has 43.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Egypt look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× its true area there and Egypt about 1.25×. 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, Djibouti or Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Egypt 117 per km².