Djibouti vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 56% larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Taiwan about 1.6 times.
DjiboutiTaiwanDjibouti moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.64× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 1.56× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Taipei |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern 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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Djibouti is 36% smaller than Taiwan. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Taiwan?
- About 1.6 times: Taiwan has 1.56× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².