Cyprus vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 12.7 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Eritrea about 13 times.
CyprusEritreaCyprus moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.08× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 12.7× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Asmara |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Cyprus is 12.7 times smaller than Eritrea. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Eritrea?
- About 13 times: Eritrea has 12.7× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².