Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is 21% larger than Djibouti.
DjiboutiEquatorial GuineaDjibouti moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.83× the area of Equatorial Guinea. Put the other way, Equatorial Guinea is 1.21× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Malabo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- No. Djibouti is 17% smaller than Equatorial Guinea. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 1.2 times: Equatorial Guinea has 1.21× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea about 1.0×. 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea: 1,938,431 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².