Djibouti vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 7.05 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Tunisia about 7.1 times.
DjiboutiTunisiaDjibouti moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.14×
Djibouti is 0.14× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 7.05× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Djibouti is 7.05 times smaller than Tunisia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Tunisia?
- About 7.1 times: Tunisia has 7.05× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².