Djibouti vs Serbia
Serbia is 3.81 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Serbia about 3.8 times.
DjiboutiSerbiaDjibouti moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.26× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 3.81× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Belgrade |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it is next to Djibouti. 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 Serbia?
- No. Djibouti is 3.81 times smaller than Serbia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Serbia?
- About 3.8 times: Serbia has 3.81× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Djibouti. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Djibouti or Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Serbia 74 per km².