Djibouti is 2.29× the size of Sakon Nakhon
Djibouti (Africa) covers about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²) and Sakon Nakhon (province of Thailand) about 9,560 km² (3,690 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,800km²Djibouti
- 9,560km²Sakon Nakhon
50 km
- Djibouti
- Sakon Nakhon
What fits
- Sakon Nakhon fits inside Djibouti about 2.29 times by area.
- Djibouti is larger by 12,300 km² (4,750 mi²), which is 129% of the area of Sakon Nakhon.
- Measured in Belgiums: Djibouti is about 0.71, Sakon Nakhon about 0.31.
How they differ
- Djibouti also has the larger population: 1.2 million against 1.1 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 120 in Sakon Nakhon against 53 in Djibouti: Sakon Nakhon is 2.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,600 km apart.
- Together Djibouti and Sakon Nakhon cover 31,400 km², close to the size of Belgium (30,700 km², 2.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 12,300 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Sakon Nakhon's density, Djibouti would have 2.6 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Djibouti's density, Sakon Nakhon would have 504,000 (it has 1.1 million).
- Sakon Nakhon's centre is 5.6° of latitude, about 630 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sakon Nakhon is the 20th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 41st most densely populated of them.
- Sakon Nakhon lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 627 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Djibouti would have about 18,950 m² and each person in Sakon Nakhon about 8,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Djibouti and Sakon Nakhon would cover 31,400 km², about the same size as Belgium.
- Together they have 2.3 million people, 95% as many people as Moldova.
- Counted as a country, Sakon Nakhon would rank 169th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Djibouti | Sakon Nakhon | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² | 9,560 km²3,690 mi² |
| Official area | 23,200 km²Wikidata | 9,610 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 152nd of 239worldwide | 20th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 161st of 237worldwide | 18th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 53 per km² | 120 per km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Sakon Nakhon |
| Latitude range | 11°N to 13°N | 17°N to 18°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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 9,610 km² agrees with our measured area of 9,560 km², to within 2%.
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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