Djibouti vs Jordan
Jordan is 3.85 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Jordan about 3.9 times.
DjiboutiJordanDjibouti moved onto Jordan · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.26× the area of Jordan. Put the other way, Jordan is 3.85× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Amman |
| 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; Jordan 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 Jordan?
- No. Djibouti is 3.85 times smaller than Jordan. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Jordan?
- About 3.9 times: Jordan has 3.85× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Jordan 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 Jordan 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 Jordan?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Jordan 129 per km².