Djibouti vs Saint Helena
Djibouti is 58.9 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Djibouti about 59 times.
DjiboutiSaint HelenaDjibouti moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 58.9× the area of Saint Helena.
| Djibouti | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 5,633 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Jamestown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Yes. Djibouti is 58.9 times larger than Saint Helena. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Djibouti?
- About 59 times: Djibouti has 58.9× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Djibouti and Saint Helena 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 Saint Helena about 1.05×. 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 Saint Helena?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 5,633. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².