Djibouti vs Spain
Spain is 21.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Spain about 22 times.
DjiboutiSpainDjibouti moved onto Spain · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.05× the area of Spain. Put the other way, Spain is 21.8× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Spain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 505,990 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 49,355,143 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 98 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Madrid |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Spain at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. That difference is why Spain 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 Spain?
- No. Djibouti is 21.8 times smaller than Spain. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Spain covers 505,990 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Spain?
- About 22 times: Spain has 21.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Spain 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 Spain about 1.71×. That is why Spain 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 Spain?
- Spain: 49,355,143 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Spain 98 per km².