Djibouti vs Oman
Oman is 13.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Oman about 13 times.
DjiboutiOmanDjibouti moved onto Oman · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.07× the area of Oman. Put the other way, Oman is 13.3× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Oman | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 309,500 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 5,494,691 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Muscat |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Oman at 21° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- No. Djibouti is 13.3 times smaller than Oman. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Oman covers 309,500 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Oman?
- About 13 times: Oman has 13.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Oman 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 Oman about 1.14×. 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 Oman?
- Oman: 5,494,691 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Oman 18 per km².