Djibouti vs New Zealand
New Zealand is 11.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into New Zealand about 12 times.
DjiboutiNew ZealandDjibouti moved onto New Zealand · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.09× the area of New Zealand. Put the other way, New Zealand is 11.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | New Zealand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 268,021 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 5,324,700 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Wellington |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Australia and New Zealand |
| 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; New Zealand at 42° S is stretched to 1.79×. That difference is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it is next to Djibouti. 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 New Zealand?
- No. Djibouti is 11.6 times smaller than New Zealand. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and New Zealand covers 268,021 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into New Zealand?
- About 12 times: New Zealand has 11.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and New Zealand 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 New Zealand about 1.79×. That is why New Zealand looks so much bigger than it really is next to Djibouti. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Djibouti or New Zealand?
- New Zealand: 5,324,700 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², New Zealand 20 per km².