Afghanistan vs Eritrea
Afghanistan is 5.55 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Afghanistan about 5.5 times.
AfghanistanEritreaAfghanistan moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 5.55× the area of Eritrea.
| Afghanistan | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Asmara |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 5.55 times larger than Eritrea. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Afghanistan?
- About 5.5 times: Afghanistan has 5.55× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Afghanistan and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Eritrea about 1.08×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 3,607,003. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².