Djibouti vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 16.8 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Zimbabwe about 17 times.
DjiboutiZimbabweDjibouti moved onto Zimbabwe · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.06× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 16.8× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Harare |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Djibouti is 16.8 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 17 times: Zimbabwe has 16.8× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².