Djibouti vs Kenya
Kenya is 25.1 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Kenya about 25 times.
DjiboutiKenyaDjibouti moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.04× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 25.1× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Nairobi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- No. Djibouti is 25.1 times smaller than Kenya. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Kenya?
- About 25 times: Kenya has 25.1× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Kenya 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 Kenya about 1.0×. 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 Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Kenya 99 per km².