Djibouti is 184× the size of Chandigarh
Djibouti (Africa) covers about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²) and Chandigarh (union territory of India) about 119 km² (45.8 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,800km²Djibouti
- 119km²Chandigarh
50 km
- Djibouti
- Chandigarh
What fits
- Chandigarh fits inside Djibouti about 184 times by area.
- Djibouti is larger by 21,700 km² (8,390 mi²), which is 18,306% of the area of Chandigarh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Djibouti is about 0.71, Chandigarh about 0.00.
How they differ
- Djibouti also has the larger population: 1.2 million against 1.1 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 8,892 in Chandigarh against 53 in Djibouti: Chandigarh is 168× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Djibouti at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Chandigarh at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Djibouti as 142× the size of Chandigarh instead of 184×.
- Together Djibouti and Chandigarh cover 22,000 km², close to the size of Israel (22,100 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 21,700 km², is about the size of Israel (22,100 km²).
- At Chandigarh's density, Djibouti would have 194.3 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Djibouti's density, Chandigarh would have 6,260 (it has 1.1 million).
- Chandigarh's centre is 19.0° of latitude, about 2,110 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chandigarh is the 35th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Chandigarh lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,110 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Djibouti would have about 18,950 m² and each person in Chandigarh about 110 m².
- Laid side by side, Djibouti and Chandigarh would cover 22,000 km², about the same size as Belize.
- Together they have 2.2 million people, 1.07× as many people as Slovenia.
- Chandigarh is drawn from 13 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Chandigarh would rank 220th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Djibouti | Chandigarh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² | 119 km²45.8 mi² |
| Official area | 23,200 km²Wikidata | 114 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 152nd of 239worldwide | 35th of 36in India |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 161st of 237worldwide | 31st of 36in India |
| Density | 53 per km² | 8,892 per km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | – |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 13°N | 31°N to 31°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Our measured 119 km² is 4.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 114 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- 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
- 2026-11-12