Djibouti vs Peru
Peru is 55.4 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Peru about 55 times.
DjiboutiPeruDjibouti moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.02× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 55.4× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Lima |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S 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 Peru?
- No. Djibouti is 55.4 times smaller than Peru. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Peru?
- About 55 times: Peru has 55.4× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Peru 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 Peru 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Peru 27 per km².