Djibouti vs South Korea
South Korea is 4.32 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into South Korea about 4.3 times.
DjiboutiSouth KoreaDjibouti moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.23× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 4.32× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Seoul |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern 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; South Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- No. Djibouti is 4.32 times smaller than South Korea. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into South Korea?
- About 4.3 times: South Korea has 4.32× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and South Korea 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 South Korea about 1.54×. 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 South Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², South Korea 515 per km².