Chad vs Eritrea
Chad is 10.9 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Chad about 11 times.
ChadEritreaChad moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Chad is 10.9× the area of Eritrea.
| Chad | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | Asmara |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Chad is 10.9 times larger than Eritrea. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Chad?
- About 11 times: Chad has 10.9× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Chad and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or Eritrea?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 3,607,003. Density: Chad 16 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².