Djibouti vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 7.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Uruguay about 7.6 times.
DjiboutiUruguayDjibouti moved onto Uruguay · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.13× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 7.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Montevideo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| 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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Djibouti is 7.6 times smaller than Uruguay. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Uruguay?
- About 7.6 times: Uruguay has 7.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².