Djibouti vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 34.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Mozambique about 35 times.
DjiboutiMozambiqueDjibouti moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.03× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 34.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Maputo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S 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 Mozambique?
- No. Djibouti is 34.6 times smaller than Mozambique. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Mozambique?
- About 35 times: Mozambique has 34.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Mozambique 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 Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².