Burundi vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 4.23 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Eritrea about 4.2 times.
BurundiEritreaBurundi moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.24× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 4.23× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Asmara |
| Region | Eastern 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. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Burundi is 4.23 times smaller than Eritrea. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Eritrea?
- About 4.2 times: Eritrea has 4.23× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Eritrea?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 3,607,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².