Argentina vs Eritrea
Argentina is 23.6 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Argentina about 24 times.
ArgentinaEritreaArgentina moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
23.6×
Argentina is 23.6× the area of Eritrea.
| Argentina | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | Asmara |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Argentina is 23.6 times larger than Eritrea. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Argentina?
- About 24 times: Argentina has 23.6× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Argentina and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or Eritrea?
- Argentina: 45,851,378 people against 3,607,003. Density: Argentina 16 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².