Djibouti vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 17.5 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Paraguay about 18 times.
DjiboutiParaguayDjibouti moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.06× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 17.5× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Asuncion |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Djibouti is 17.5 times smaller than Paraguay. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Paraguay?
- About 18 times: Paraguay has 17.5× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².