Djibouti vs Namibia
Namibia is 35.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Namibia about 36 times.
DjiboutiNamibiaDjibouti moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.03× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 35.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Djibouti is 35.6 times smaller than Namibia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Namibia?
- About 36 times: Namibia has 35.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².