Djibouti vs Greece
Greece is 5.69 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Greece about 5.7 times.
DjiboutiGreeceDjibouti moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.18× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 5.69× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Athens |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Europe |
| 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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Greece looks so much bigger than it is next to Djibouti. 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 Greece?
- No. Djibouti is 5.69 times smaller than Greece. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Greece?
- About 5.7 times: Greece has 5.69× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. That is why Greece looks so much bigger than it really is next to Djibouti. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Djibouti or Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Greece 79 per km².