Cambodia vs Eritrea
Cambodia is 54% larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Cambodia about 1.5 times.
CambodiaEritreaCambodia moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
1.54×
Cambodia is 1.54× the area of Eritrea.
| Cambodia | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Asmara |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Cambodia is 54% larger than Eritrea. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Cambodia?
- About 1.5 times: Cambodia has 1.54× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Cambodia and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or Eritrea?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 3,607,003. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².