Djibouti vs Mali
Mali is 53.5 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Mali about 53 times.
DjiboutiMaliDjibouti moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.02× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 53.5× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Bamako |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Djibouti is 53.5 times smaller than Mali. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Mali?
- About 53 times: Mali has 53.5× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Mali 20 per km².