Djibouti vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 14% larger than Djibouti.
DjiboutiRwandaDjibouti moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.88× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.14× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Kigali |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Djibouti is 12% smaller than Rwanda. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.1 times: Rwanda has 1.14× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².