Bolivia vs Eritrea
Bolivia is 9.34 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Bolivia about 9.3 times.
BoliviaEritreaBolivia moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
9.34×
Bolivia is 9.34× the area of Eritrea.
| Bolivia | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Asmara |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Bolivia is 9.34 times larger than Eritrea. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Bolivia?
- About 9.3 times: Bolivia has 9.34× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Bolivia and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Eritrea?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 3,607,003. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².