Djibouti vs Sweden
Sweden is 19.3 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Sweden about 19 times.
DjiboutiSwedenDjibouti moved onto Sweden · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.05× the area of Sweden. Put the other way, Sweden is 19.3× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Sweden | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 447,425 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 10,596,620 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 24 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Stockholm |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Sweden at 62° N is stretched to 4.65×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- No. Djibouti is 19.3 times smaller than Sweden. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Sweden covers 447,425 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Sweden?
- About 19 times: Sweden has 19.3× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Sweden 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 Sweden about 4.65×. That is why Sweden 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 Sweden?
- Sweden: 10,596,620 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Sweden 24 per km².