Eritrea vs Greece
Greece is 12% larger than Eritrea.
EritreaGreeceEritrea moved onto Greece · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.89× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 1.12× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Athens |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Greece looks so much bigger than it is next to Eritrea. 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 Greece?
- No. Eritrea is 11% smaller than Greece. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Greece?
- About 1.1 times: Greece has 1.12× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. That is why Greece looks so much bigger than it really is next to Eritrea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Eritrea or Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Greece 79 per km².