Djibouti vs Kuwait
Djibouti is 30% larger than Kuwait.
DjiboutiKuwaitDjibouti moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
1.3×
Djibouti is 1.3× the area of Kuwait.
| Djibouti | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Kuwait City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Yes. Djibouti is 30% larger than Kuwait. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Djibouti?
- About 1.3 times: Djibouti has 1.3× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Djibouti and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².