Djibouti vs Mexico
Mexico is 85 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Mexico about 85 times.
DjiboutiMexicoDjibouti moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.01× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 85× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Mexico City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Djibouti is 85 times smaller than Mexico. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Mexico?
- About 85 times: Mexico has 85× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Mexico 67 per km².