Djibouti vs Iran
Iran is 71 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Iran about 71 times.
DjiboutiIranDjibouti moved onto Iran · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.01× the area of Iran. Put the other way, Iran is 71× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,648,195 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 92,417,681 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Tehran |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Iran at 33° N is stretched to 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- No. Djibouti is 71 times smaller than Iran. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Iran covers 1,648,195 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Iran?
- About 71 times: Iran has 71× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Iran 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 Iran about 1.41×. 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 Iran?
- Iran: 92,417,681 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Iran 56 per km².