Colombia vs Eritrea
Colombia is 9.71 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Colombia about 9.7 times.
ColombiaEritreaColombia moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 9.71× the area of Eritrea.
| Colombia | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Asmara |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Colombia is 9.71 times larger than Eritrea. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Colombia?
- About 9.7 times: Colombia has 9.71× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Colombia and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Eritrea?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 3,607,003. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².