Brazil vs Eritrea
Brazil is 72.4 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Brazil about 72 times.
BrazilEritreaBrazil moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
72.4×
Brazil is 72.4× the area of Eritrea.
| Brazil | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Asmara |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Brazil is 72.4 times larger than Eritrea. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Brazil?
- About 72 times: Brazil has 72.4× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Brazil and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Eritrea?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 3,607,003. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².