Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 4.19 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Eritrea about 4.2 times.
Equatorial GuineaEritreaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.24× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 4.19× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Asmara |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Eritrea?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 4.19 times smaller than Eritrea. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Eritrea?
- About 4.2 times: Eritrea has 4.19× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².