Eritrea vs Greenland
Greenland is 18.4 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Greenland about 18 times.
EritreaGreenlandEritrea moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.05× the area of Greenland. Put the other way, Greenland is 18.4× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 2,166,086 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 56,831 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 0.03 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Nuuk |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern America |
| 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; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- No. Eritrea is 18.4 times smaller than Greenland. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Greenland?
- About 18 times: Greenland has 18.4× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Greenland 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 Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland 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 Greenland?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 56,831. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².