Anguilla vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 1,292 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into Eritrea about 1292 times.
AnguillaEritreaAnguilla moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 1,292× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | Asmara |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Anguilla is 1,292 times smaller than Eritrea. Anguilla covers 91 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into Eritrea?
- About 1292 times: Eritrea has 1,292× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².