Djibouti vs Qatar
Djibouti is 2.03 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Djibouti about 2.0 times.
DjiboutiQatarDjibouti moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
2.03×
Djibouti is 2.03× the area of Qatar.
| Djibouti | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Doha |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Djibouti is 2.03 times larger than Qatar. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Djibouti?
- About 2.0 times: Djibouti has 2.03× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Djibouti and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Qatar 260 per km².