Djibouti vs Zambia
Zambia is 32.4 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Zambia about 32 times.
DjiboutiZambiaDjibouti moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.03× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 32.4× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Lusaka |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Djibouti is 32.4 times smaller than Zambia. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Zambia?
- About 32 times: Zambia has 32.4× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Zambia 29 per km².