Djibouti vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 97.0 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Saudi Arabia about 97 times.
DjiboutiSaudi ArabiaDjibouti moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.01× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 97.0× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Riyadh |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Djibouti is 97.0 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 97 times: Saudi Arabia has 97.0× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².