Eritrea vs French Polynesia
Eritrea is 28.2 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Eritrea about 28 times.
EritreaFrench PolynesiaEritrea moved onto French Polynesia · Equal-area projection
28.2×
Eritrea is 28.2× the area of French Polynesia.
| Eritrea | French Polynesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 4,167 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 282,465 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Papeete |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; French Polynesia at 15° S is stretched to 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Yes. Eritrea is 28.2 times larger than French Polynesia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and French Polynesia covers 4,167 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Eritrea?
- About 28 times: Eritrea has 28.2× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do Eritrea and French Polynesia 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 French Polynesia about 1.07×. 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 French Polynesia?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 282,465. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², French Polynesia 68 per km².