Djibouti vs Palau
Djibouti is 49.8 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Djibouti about 50 times.
DjiboutiPalauDjibouti moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 49.8× the area of Palau.
| Djibouti | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 17,663 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Koror |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Djibouti is 49.8 times larger than Palau. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Djibouti?
- About 50 times: Djibouti has 49.8× the area of Palau.
- Why do Djibouti and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 17,663. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Palau 38 per km².