Djibouti vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 5.07 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Eritrea about 5.1 times.
DjiboutiEritreaDjibouti moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.2× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 5.07× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Asmara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× its true area; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- No. Djibouti is 5.07 times smaller than Eritrea. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Eritrea?
- About 5.1 times: Eritrea has 5.07× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Eritrea 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 Eritrea about 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².