Djibouti vs Japan
Japan is 16.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Japan about 16 times.
DjiboutiJapanDjibouti moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Djibouti is 0.06× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 16.3× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Tokyo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Djibouti. 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 Japan?
- No. Djibouti is 16.3 times smaller than Japan. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Japan?
- About 16 times: Japan has 16.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Djibouti. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Djibouti or Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Japan 326 per km².