Djibouti vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 47.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Ethiopia about 48 times.
DjiboutiEthiopiaDjibouti moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.02× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 47.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Djibouti is 47.6 times smaller than Ethiopia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Ethiopia?
- About 48 times: Ethiopia has 47.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².