Antigua and Barbuda vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 267 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Eritrea about 267 times.
Antigua and BarbudaEritreaAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.0× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 267× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 267 times smaller than Eritrea. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Eritrea?
- About 267 times: Eritrea has 267× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².