Germany is 16.4× the size of Djibouti
Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Djibouti about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 358,000km²Germany
- 21,800km²Djibouti
200 km
- Germany
- Djibouti
What fits
- Djibouti fits inside Germany about 16.4 times by area.
- Germany is larger by 336,000 km² (130,000 mi²), which is 1,537% of the area of Djibouti.
- Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Djibouti about 0.71.
How they differ
- Germany also has the larger population: 83.5 million against 1.2 million, 72.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 233 in Germany against 53 in Djibouti: Germany is 4.42× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,250 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Djibouti at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Germany as 39.7× the size of Djibouti instead of 16.4×.
- Together Germany and Djibouti cover 380,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 336,000 km², is about the size of Finland (333,000 km²).
- At Djibouti's density, Germany would have 18.9 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Djibouti would have 5.1 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Germany's centre is 39.3° of latitude, about 4,370 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Germany | 16.4× |
| More people | Germany | 72.4× |
| More crowded | Germany | 4.42× |
| Farther north | Germany | 39.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Germany | 2.5× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Germany | Djibouti |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 11.7× | 0.71× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.47× | 0.09× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.96× | 0.06× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.65× | 0.04× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 388 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 432 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 777 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Germany | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 358,000 km²138,000 mi² | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² |
| Population | 83.5 millionWikidata, 2025 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 233 per km² | 53 per km² |
| Official area | 358,000 km²Wikidata | 23,200 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Berlin | Djibouti |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 55°N | 11°N to 13°N |
| Continent | Europe | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11