Djibouti vs Nauru
Djibouti is 1,105 times larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Djibouti about 1105 times.
DjiboutiNauruDjibouti moved onto Nauru · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 1,105× the area of Nauru.
| Djibouti | Nauru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 21 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 12,025 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 573 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Yaren District |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Nauru at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Yes. Djibouti is 1,105 times larger than Nauru. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Nauru covers 21 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Djibouti?
- About 1105 times: Djibouti has 1,105× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Djibouti and Nauru 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 Nauru about 1.0×. 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 Nauru?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 12,025. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Nauru 573 per km².