Djibouti vs Sudan
Sudan is 81.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Sudan about 81 times.
DjiboutiSudanDjibouti moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.01× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 81.3× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Khartoum |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Djibouti is 81.3 times smaller than Sudan. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Sudan?
- About 81 times: Sudan has 81.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Sudan 27 per km².