Emilia-Romagna is 1.03× the size of Djibouti
Emilia-Romagna (region of Italy) covers about 22,500 km² (8,690 mi²) and Djibouti (Africa) about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 22,500km²Emilia-Romagna
- 21,800km²Djibouti
50 km
- Emilia-Romagna
- Djibouti
What fits
- Djibouti is 97% of the size of Emilia-Romagna.
- Emilia-Romagna is larger by 661 km² (255 mi²), which is 3.0% of the area of Djibouti.
- Measured in Belgiums: Emilia-Romagna is about 0.73, Djibouti about 0.71.
How they differ
- Emilia-Romagna also has the larger population: 4.5 million against 1.2 million, 3.87× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 198 in Emilia-Romagna against 53 in Djibouti: Emilia-Romagna is 3.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,720 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Emilia-Romagna at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Djibouti at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Emilia-Romagna as 1.94× the size of Djibouti instead of 1.03×.
- Together Emilia-Romagna and Djibouti cover 44,400 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 3.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 661 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Djibouti's density, Emilia-Romagna would have 1.2 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Emilia-Romagna's density, Djibouti would have 4.3 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Emilia-Romagna's centre is 32.8° of latitude, about 3,650 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Emilia-Romagna is the 6th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Emilia-Romagna lies about 33° of latitude (roughly 3,650 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Emilia-Romagna would have about 5,050 m² and each person in Djibouti about 18,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Emilia-Romagna and Djibouti would cover 44,400 km², 97% of the size of Estonia.
- Together they have 5.6 million people, about as many people as Norway.
- Counted as a country, Emilia-Romagna would rank 150th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Emilia-Romagna | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 22,500 km²8,690 mi² | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² |
| Official area | 22,100 km²Wikidata | 23,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 20in Italy | 152nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2019 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 20in Italy | 161st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 198 per km² | 53 per km² |
| Capital | Bologna | Djibouti |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 45°N | 11°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 22,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 22,500 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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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. The outline of Emilia-Romagna is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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