Djibouti vs Syria
Syria is 7.98 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Syria about 8.0 times.
DjiboutiSyriaDjibouti moved onto Syria · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.13× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 7.98× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Damascus |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Djibouti is 7.98 times smaller than Syria. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Syria?
- About 8.0 times: Syria has 7.98× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Syria 138 per km².