Belize vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 5.12 times larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Eritrea about 5.1 times.
BelizeEritreaBelize moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Belize is 0.2× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 5.12× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Asmara |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Belize 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 Belize bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Belize is 5.12 times smaller than Eritrea. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Eritrea?
- About 5.1 times: Eritrea has 5.12× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize 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, Belize or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².