Djibouti vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 25.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Madagascar about 25 times.
DjiboutiMadagascarDjibouti moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
0.04×
Djibouti is 0.04× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 25.3× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Antananarivo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Djibouti is 25.3 times smaller than Madagascar. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Madagascar?
- About 25 times: Madagascar has 25.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².