Djibouti vs Guinea
Guinea is 10.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Guinea about 11 times.
DjiboutiGuineaDjibouti moved onto Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.09× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 10.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Conakry |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Djibouti is 10.6 times smaller than Guinea. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Guinea?
- About 11 times: Guinea has 10.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Guinea 61 per km².