Djibouti vs US Virgin Islands
Djibouti is 67.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Djibouti about 67 times.
DjiboutiUS Virgin IslandsDjibouti moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 67.1× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Djibouti | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 103,792 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| 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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Djibouti is 67.1 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Djibouti?
- About 67 times: Djibouti has 67.1× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Djibouti and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 103,792. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².