Comoros vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 57.8 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into Eritrea about 58 times.
ComorosEritreaComoros moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Comoros is 0.02× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 57.8× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | Asmara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Comoros is 57.8 times smaller than Eritrea. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into Eritrea?
- About 58 times: Eritrea has 57.8× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².