Dominica vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 157 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into Eritrea about 157 times.
DominicaEritreaDominica moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.01× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 157× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | 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. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Dominica is 157 times smaller than Eritrea. Dominica covers 751 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into Eritrea?
- About 157 times: Eritrea has 157× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².