Djibouti vs Iraq
Iraq is 18.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Iraq about 19 times.
DjiboutiIraqDjibouti moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.05× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 18.8× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Baghdad |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. Djibouti is 18.8 times smaller than Iraq. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Iraq?
- About 19 times: Iraq has 18.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Iraq 108 per km².