Djibouti is 1.03× the size of Massachusetts
Djibouti (Africa) covers about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²) and Massachusetts (state of the United States) about 21,200 km² (8,170 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,800km²Djibouti
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
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- Djibouti
- Massachusetts
What fits
- Massachusetts is 97% of the size of Djibouti.
- Djibouti is larger by 686 km² (265 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Massachusetts.
- Measured in Belgiums: Djibouti is about 0.71, Massachusetts about 0.69.
How they differ
- Djibouti is larger, but Massachusetts has the larger population: 7.0 million against 1.2 million, 6.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 332 in Massachusetts against 53 in Djibouti: Massachusetts is 6.30× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Massachusetts looks larger than Djibouti: Djibouti at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Massachusetts at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Massachusetts as 1.69× the size of Djibouti, when Djibouti is 1.03× the size of Massachusetts.
- Together Djibouti and Massachusetts cover 43,000 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 686 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Massachusetts's density, Djibouti would have 7.3 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Djibouti's density, Massachusetts would have 1.1 million (it has 7.0 million).
- Massachusetts's centre is 30.5° of latitude, about 3,390 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Massachusetts is the 45th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Massachusetts lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,390 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Djibouti would have about 18,950 m² and each person in Massachusetts about 3,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Djibouti and Massachusetts would cover 43,000 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 8.2 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Massachusetts would rank 153rd by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Djibouti | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² |
| Official area | 23,200 km²Wikidata | 27,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 152nd of 239worldwide | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 161st of 237worldwide | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 53 per km² | 332 per km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Boston |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 13°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. 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 21,200 km² is 23% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,300 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 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