Djibouti vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 4.69 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Guatemala about 4.7 times.
DjiboutiGuatemalaDjibouti moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.21× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 4.69× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Guatemala City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| 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; Guatemala at 16° 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 Guatemala?
- No. Djibouti is 4.69 times smaller than Guatemala. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Guatemala?
- About 4.7 times: Guatemala has 4.69× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Guatemala 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 Guatemala 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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².