Djibouti vs Israel
Djibouti is 12% larger than Israel.
DjiboutiIsraelDjibouti moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 1.12× the area of Israel.
| Djibouti | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Djibouti is 12% larger than Israel. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Djibouti?
- About 1.1 times: Djibouti has 1.12× the area of Israel.
- Why do Djibouti and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Israel 487 per km².