Djibouti vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 14.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Malaysia about 14 times.
DjiboutiMalaysiaDjibouti moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.07× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 14.3× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Djibouti is 14.3 times smaller than Malaysia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Malaysia?
- About 14 times: Malaysia has 14.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².