Eritrea vs Eswatini
Eritrea is 6.77 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Eritrea about 6.8 times.
EritreaEswatiniEritrea moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 6.77× the area of Eswatini.
| Eritrea | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Mbabane |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× its true area; Eswatini at 27° S is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Eritrea bigger than Eswatini?
- Yes. Eritrea is 6.77 times larger than Eswatini. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Eritrea?
- About 6.8 times: Eritrea has 6.77× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eritrea and Eswatini look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× its true area there and Eswatini about 1.25×. 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, Eritrea or Eswatini?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².