Djibouti vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 5.19 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Nicaragua about 5.2 times.
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Djibouti is 0.19× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 5.19× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Managua |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Djibouti is 5.19 times smaller than Nicaragua. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Nicaragua?
- About 5.2 times: Nicaragua has 5.19× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².