Djibouti vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 117 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Kazakhstan about 117 times.
DjiboutiKazakhstanDjibouti moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.01× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 117× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Astana |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. Djibouti is 117 times smaller than Kazakhstan. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 117 times: Kazakhstan has 117× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².