Djibouti vs Niger
Niger is 54.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Niger about 55 times.
DjiboutiNigerDjibouti moved onto Niger · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.02× the area of Niger. Put the other way, Niger is 54.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,267,000 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 27,917,831 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 22 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Niamey |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Niger at 17° N 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 Niger?
- No. Djibouti is 54.6 times smaller than Niger. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Niger covers 1,267,000 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Niger?
- About 55 times: Niger has 54.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Niger 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 Niger 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 Niger?
- Niger: 27,917,831 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Niger 22 per km².