Egypt vs Eritrea
Egypt is 8.59 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Egypt about 8.6 times.
EgyptEritreaEgypt moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 8.59× the area of Eritrea.
| Egypt | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Asmara |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Eritrea?
- Yes. Egypt is 8.59 times larger than Eritrea. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Egypt?
- About 8.6 times: Egypt has 8.59× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Egypt and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Eritrea?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 3,607,003. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².