Djibouti vs Morocco
Morocco is 19.2 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Morocco about 19 times.
DjiboutiMoroccoDjibouti moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.05× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 19.2× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Rabat |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Djibouti is 19.2 times smaller than Morocco. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Morocco?
- About 19 times: Morocco has 19.2× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Morocco 86 per km².