Eritrea vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 9.39 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Ethiopia about 9.4 times.
EritreaEthiopiaEritrea moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.11× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 9.39× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Eritrea is 9.39 times smaller than Ethiopia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Ethiopia?
- About 9.4 times: Ethiopia has 9.39× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².