Meghalaya is 1.06× the size of Djibouti
Meghalaya (state of India) covers about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²) and Djibouti (Africa) about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
- 21,800km²Djibouti
50 km
- Meghalaya
- Djibouti
What fits
- Djibouti is 94% of the size of Meghalaya.
- Meghalaya is larger by 1,270 km² (492 mi²), which is 5.8% of the area of Djibouti.
- Measured in Belgiums: Meghalaya is about 0.75, Djibouti about 0.71.
How they differ
- Meghalaya also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 1.2 million, 2.57× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 128 in Meghalaya against 53 in Djibouti: Meghalaya is 2.43× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,320 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Meghalaya at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Djibouti at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Meghalaya as 1.25× the size of Djibouti instead of 1.06×.
- Together Meghalaya and Djibouti cover 45,000 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,270 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Djibouti's density, Meghalaya would have 1.2 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Meghalaya's density, Djibouti would have 2.8 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Meghalaya's centre is 13.8° of latitude, about 1,530 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Meghalaya is the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Meghalaya lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,530 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Meghalaya would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Djibouti about 18,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Meghalaya and Djibouti would cover 45,000 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 4.1 million people, 1.05× as many people as Georgia.
- Counted as a country, Meghalaya would rank 150th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Meghalaya | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² |
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata | 23,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 36in India | 152nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 36in India | 161st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 128 per km² | 53 per km² |
| Capital | Shillong | Djibouti |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 26°N | 11°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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
- 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