Djibouti is 7.71× the size of Rhode Island
Djibouti (Africa) covers about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²) and Rhode Island (state of the United States) about 2,830 km² (1,090 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,800km²Djibouti
- 2,830km²Rhode Island
50 km
- Djibouti
- Rhode Island
What fits
- Rhode Island fits inside Djibouti about 7.71 times by area.
- Djibouti is larger by 19,000 km² (7,340 mi²), which is 671% of the area of Rhode Island.
- Measured in Belgiums: Djibouti is about 0.71, Rhode Island about 0.09.
How they differ
- Djibouti also has the larger population: 1.2 million against 1.1 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 387 in Rhode Island against 53 in Djibouti: Rhode Island is 7.34× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Djibouti at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Rhode Island at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Djibouti as 4.49× the size of Rhode Island instead of 7.71×.
- Together Djibouti and Rhode Island cover 24,700 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 2.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 19,000 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Rhode Island's density, Djibouti would have 8.5 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Djibouti's density, Rhode Island would have 149,000 (it has 1.1 million).
- Rhode Island's centre is 29.9° of latitude, about 3,330 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Rhode Island is the 50th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Rhode Island lies about 30° of latitude (roughly 3,330 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Djibouti would have about 18,950 m² and each person in Rhode Island about 2,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Djibouti and Rhode Island would cover 24,700 km², about the same size as Rwanda.
- Together they have 2.3 million people, 93% as many people as Moldova.
- Counted as a country, Rhode Island would rank 179th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Djibouti | Rhode Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² | 2,830 km²1,090 mi² |
| Official area | 23,200 km²Wikidata | 3,140 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 152nd of 239worldwide | 50th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 161st of 237worldwide | 43rd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 53 per km² | 387 per km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Providence |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 13°N | 41°N to 42°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 2,830 km² is 9.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,140 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