Montana is 17.4× the size of Djibouti
Montana (state of the United States) covers about 379,000 km² (147,000 mi²) and Djibouti (Africa) about 21,800 km² (8,440 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 379,000km²Montana
- 21,800km²Djibouti
200 km
- Montana
- Djibouti
What fits
- Djibouti fits inside Montana about 17.4 times by area.
- Montana is larger by 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²), which is 1,637% of the area of Djibouti.
- Measured in Belgiums: Montana is about 12.4, Djibouti about 0.71.
How they differ
- Montana is larger, but Djibouti has the larger population: 1.2 million against 1.1 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 53 in Djibouti against 2.9 in Montana: Djibouti is 18.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Montana at 47°N is drawn about 2.2× too large and Djibouti at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Montana as 35.9× the size of Djibouti instead of 17.4×.
- Together Montana and Djibouti cover 401,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 358,000 km², is about the size of Germany (358,000 km²).
- At Djibouti's density, Montana would have 20.0 million people (it has 1.1 million). At Montana's density, Djibouti would have 62,000 (it has 1.2 million).
- Montana's centre is 35.3° of latitude, about 3,930 km, farther north than Djibouti's.
- Montana is the 4th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 4.0% of its area; it is the 49th most densely populated of them.
- Djibouti ranks 153rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Montana lies about 35° of latitude (roughly 3,930 km) north of Djibouti.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Montana would have about 350,010 m² and each person in Djibouti about 18,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Montana and Djibouti would cover 401,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 2.2 million people, 93% as many people as Moldova.
- Counted as a country, Montana would rank 63rd by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Montana | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 379,000 km²147,000 mi² | 21,800 km²8,440 mi² |
| Official area | 381,000 km²Wikidata | 23,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 51in the United States | 152nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 44th of 51in the United States | 161st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 2.9 per km² | 53 per km² |
| Capital | Helena | Djibouti |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 49°N | 11°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 381,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 379,000 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 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