Belize is 1.02× the size of Djibouti

Belize covers about 22,300 km² (8,610 mi²) and Djibouti about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

22,300km²Belize
21,800km²Djibouti

50 km

Belize
Djibouti

What fits

Djibouti is 98% of the size of Belize.
Belize is larger by 452 km² (174 mi²), which is 2.1% of the area of Djibouti.
Measured in Belgiums: Belize is about 0.73, Djibouti about 0.71.

How they differ

Belize is larger, but Djibouti has the larger population: 1.2 million against 411,000, 2.80× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 53 in Djibouti against 18 in Belize: Djibouti is 2.86× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 13,800 km apart.
Together Belize and Djibouti cover 44,100 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 3.3% smaller).
The gap between them, 452 km², is about the size of Antigua and Barbuda (452 km²).
At Djibouti's density, Belize would have 1.2 million people (it has 411,000). At Belize's density, Djibouti would have 403,000 (it has 1.2 million).
Belize's centre is 5.5° of latitude, about 610 km, farther north than Djibouti's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Belize	1.02×
More people	Djibouti	2.80×
More crowded	Djibouti	2.86×
Farther north	Belize	5.5° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Belize	1.1× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Belize	Djibouti
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.73×	0.71×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.09×	0.09×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.06×	0.06×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.06×	0.06×
France 548,000 km²	0.04×	0.04×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 380	1 in 388
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 424	1 in 432
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 761	1 in 777

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Belize	Djibouti
Area, main territory	22,300 km²8,610 mi²	21,800 km²8,440 mi²
Population	411,000Wikidata, 2023	1.2 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	18 per km²	53 per km²
Official area	23,000 km²Wikidata	23,200 km²Wikidata
Capital	Belmopan	Djibouti
Latitude range	16°N to 18°N	11°N to 13°N
Continent	North America	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 22,300 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 23,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Our measured 21,800 km² is 5.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 23,200 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-11

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