Djibouti vs Turkey
Turkey is 33.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Turkey about 34 times.
DjiboutiTurkeyDjibouti moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.03× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 33.8× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- No. Djibouti is 33.8 times smaller than Turkey. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Turkey?
- About 34 times: Turkey has 33.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Turkey 110 per km².