Chile vs Eritrea
Chile is 6.43 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Chile about 6.4 times.
ChileEritreaChile moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
6.43×
Chile is 6.43× the area of Eritrea.
| Chile | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | Asmara |
| Region | South America | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Chile is 6.43 times larger than Eritrea. Chile covers 756,102 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Chile?
- About 6.4 times: Chile has 6.43× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Chile and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or Eritrea?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 3,607,003. Density: Chile 26 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².