Extremadura is 1.93× the size of Djibouti
Extremadura (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 42,100 km² (16,300 mi²) and Djibouti (Africa) about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,100km²Extremadura
- 21,800km²Djibouti
50 km
- Extremadura
- Djibouti
What fits
- Djibouti is 52% of the size of Extremadura.
- Extremadura is larger by 20,300 km² (7,820 mi²), which is 93% of the area of Djibouti.
- Measured in Belgiums: Extremadura is about 1.37, Djibouti about 0.71.
How they differ
- Extremadura is larger, but Djibouti has the larger population: 1.2 million against 1.1 million, 1.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 53 in Djibouti against 25 in Extremadura: Djibouti is 2.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,670 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Extremadura at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Djibouti at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Extremadura as 3.07× the size of Djibouti instead of 1.93×.
- Together Extremadura and Djibouti cover 64,000 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 20,300 km², is about the size of Slovenia (20,300 km²).
- At Djibouti's density, Extremadura would have 2.2 million people (it has 1.1 million). At Extremadura's density, Djibouti would have 546,000 (it has 1.2 million).
- Extremadura's centre is 27.4° of latitude, about 3,050 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Extremadura is the 5th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 8.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Extremadura lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,050 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Extremadura would have about 39,990 m² and each person in Djibouti about 18,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Extremadura and Djibouti would cover 64,000 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 2.2 million people, 1.07× as many people as Slovenia.
- Counted as a country, Extremadura would rank 134th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Extremadura | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 42,100 km²16,300 mi² | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² |
| Official area | 41,600 km²Wikidata | 23,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 19in Spain | 152nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2024 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 19in Spain | 161st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 25 per km² | 53 per km² |
| Capital | Mérida | Djibouti |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 11°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 41,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,100 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 Extremadura 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