Djibouti vs Eswatini
Djibouti is 34% larger than Eswatini.
DjiboutiEswatiniDjibouti moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
1.34×
Djibouti is 1.34× the area of Eswatini.
| Djibouti | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Mbabane |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S 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 Eswatini?
- Yes. Djibouti is 34% larger than Eswatini. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Djibouti?
- About 1.3 times: Djibouti has 1.34× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Djibouti and Eswatini 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 Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².