Botswana vs Eritrea
Botswana is 4.95 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Botswana about 4.9 times.
BotswanaEritreaBotswana moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 4.95× the area of Eritrea.
| Botswana | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Asmara |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Botswana is 4.95 times larger than Eritrea. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Botswana?
- About 4.9 times: Botswana has 4.95× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Botswana and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².