Djibouti vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 39.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Nigeria about 40 times.
DjiboutiNigeriaDjibouti moved onto Nigeria · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.03× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 39.8× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Abuja |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Djibouti is 39.8 times smaller than Nigeria. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Nigeria?
- About 40 times: Nigeria has 39.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².