Israel is 1.01× the size of Djibouti

Israel covers about 22,100 km² (8,530 mi²) and Djibouti about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

22,100km²Israel
21,800km²Djibouti

50 km

Israel
Djibouti

The boundary or political status of Israel is contested. Size Versus draws the Natural Earth de facto outline and takes no position on it.

What fits

Djibouti is 99% of the size of Israel.
Israel is larger by 254 km² (97.9 mi²), which is 1.2% of the area of Djibouti.
Measured in Belgiums: Israel is about 0.72, Djibouti about 0.71.

How they differ

Israel also has the larger population: 9.8 million against 1.2 million, 8.53× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 445 in Israel against 53 in Djibouti: Israel is 8.44× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,320 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Israel at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Djibouti at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Israel as 1.33× the size of Djibouti instead of 1.01×.
Together Israel and Djibouti cover 43,900 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 2.9% smaller).
The gap between them, 254 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
At Djibouti's density, Israel would have 1.2 million people (it has 9.8 million). At Israel's density, Djibouti would have 9.7 million (it has 1.2 million).
Israel's centre is 19.7° of latitude, about 2,190 km, farther north than Djibouti's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Israel	1.01×
More people	Israel	8.53×
More crowded	Israel	8.44×
Farther north	Israel	19.7° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Israel	1.4× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Israel	Djibouti
Belgium 30,700 km²	0.72×	0.71×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	0.09×	0.09×
Germany 358,000 km²	0.06×	0.06×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.06×	0.06×
France 548,000 km²	0.04×	0.04×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.01×	0.01×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	1 in 383	1 in 388
United States 9,447,000 km²	1 in 427	1 in 432
Russia 16,980,000 km²	1 in 768	1 in 777

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Israel	Djibouti
Area, main territory	22,100 km²8,530 mi²	21,800 km²8,440 mi²
Population	9.8 millionWikidata, 2023	1.2 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	445 per km²	53 per km²
Official area	20,800 km²Wikidata	23,200 km²Wikidata
Capital	Jerusalem	Djibouti
Latitude range	29°N to 33°N	11°N to 13°N
Continent	Asia	Africa

Population: Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 22,100 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 20,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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

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