Djibouti vs Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is 2.83 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Sri Lanka about 2.8 times.
DjiboutiSri LankaDjibouti moved onto Sri Lanka · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.35× the area of Sri Lanka. Put the other way, Sri Lanka is 2.83× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 65,610 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 21,756,000 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 332 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Colombo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Sri Lanka at 8° 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 Sri Lanka?
- No. Djibouti is 2.83 times smaller than Sri Lanka. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Sri Lanka covers 65,610 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Sri Lanka?
- About 2.8 times: Sri Lanka has 2.83× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka: 21,756,000 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Sri Lanka 332 per km².