Djibouti vs Yemen
Yemen is 19.6 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Yemen about 20 times.
DjiboutiYemenDjibouti moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.05× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 19.6× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Djibouti is 19.6 times smaller than Yemen. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Yemen?
- About 20 times: Yemen has 19.6× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Yemen 92 per km².