Djibouti vs Uganda
Uganda is 10.4 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Uganda about 10 times.
DjiboutiUgandaDjibouti moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.1× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 10.4× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Kampala |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Djibouti is 10.4 times smaller than Uganda. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Uganda?
- About 10 times: Uganda has 10.4× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Uganda 213 per km².