Barbados vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 268 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Eritrea about 268 times.
BarbadosEritreaBarbados moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Barbados is 0.0× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 268× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Barbados bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Barbados is 268 times smaller than Eritrea. Barbados covers 439 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Eritrea?
- About 268 times: Eritrea has 268× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados is drawn about 1.05× 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, Barbados or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².