Curaçao vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 265 times larger than Curaçao. Curaçao would fit into Eritrea about 265 times.
CuraçaoEritreaCuraçao moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Curaçao is 0.0× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 265× the size of Curaçao.
| Curaçao | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 444 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 156,263 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 352 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Willemstad | Asmara |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Curaçao sits at about 12°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 Curaçao bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Curaçao is 265 times smaller than Eritrea. Curaçao covers 444 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Curaçao fit into Eritrea?
- About 265 times: Eritrea has 265× the area of Curaçao.
- Why do Curaçao and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Curaçao 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, Curaçao or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 156,263. Density: Curaçao 352 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².