Djibouti vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 27.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into South Sudan about 28 times.
DjiboutiSouth SudanDjibouti moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.04× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 27.8× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Juba |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Djibouti is 27.8 times smaller than South Sudan. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into South Sudan?
- About 28 times: South Sudan has 27.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².