Djibouti is 1.03× the size of Hidalgo
Djibouti (Africa) covers about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²) and Hidalgo (state of Mexico) about 21,300 km² (8,230 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,800km²Djibouti
- 21,300km²Hidalgo
50 km
- Djibouti
- Hidalgo
What fits
- Hidalgo is 98% of the size of Djibouti.
- Djibouti is larger by 543 km² (210 mi²), which is 2.6% of the area of Hidalgo.
- Measured in Belgiums: Djibouti is about 0.71, Hidalgo about 0.69.
How they differ
- Djibouti is larger, but Hidalgo has the larger population: 2.9 million against 1.2 million, 2.48× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 134 in Hidalgo against 53 in Djibouti: Hidalgo is 2.54× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,500 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hidalgo looks larger than Djibouti: Djibouti at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Hidalgo at 20°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Hidalgo as 1.07× the size of Djibouti, when Djibouti is 1.03× the size of Hidalgo.
- Together Djibouti and Hidalgo cover 43,200 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 543 km², is about the size of Isle of Man (575 km²).
- At Hidalgo's density, Djibouti would have 2.9 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Djibouti's density, Hidalgo would have 1.1 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Hidalgo's centre is 8.7° of latitude, about 970 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hidalgo is the 26th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Hidalgo lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 970 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Djibouti would have about 18,950 m² and each person in Hidalgo about 7,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Djibouti and Hidalgo would cover 43,200 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 4.0 million people, about as many people as Georgia.
- Counted as a country, Hidalgo would rank 153rd by area and 139th by population.
Side by side
| Djibouti | Hidalgo | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² | 21,300 km²8,230 mi² |
| Official area | 23,200 km²Wikidata | 20,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 152nd of 239worldwide | 26th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 161st of 237worldwide | 17th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 53 per km² | 134 per km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Pachuca |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 13°N | 20°N to 21°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2015. 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 21,300 km² is 2.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 20,800 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