Djibouti vs Libya
Libya is 75.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Libya about 76 times.
DjiboutiLibyaDjibouti moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.01× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 75.8× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Tripoli |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Djibouti is 75.8 times smaller than Libya. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Libya?
- About 76 times: Libya has 75.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².