Eritrea vs Guatemala
Eritrea is 8% larger than Guatemala.
EritreaGuatemalaEritrea moved onto Guatemala · Equal-area projection
1.08×
Eritrea is 1.08× the area of Guatemala.
| Eritrea | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Guatemala City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| 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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Yes. Eritrea is 8% larger than Guatemala. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.1 times: Eritrea has 1.08× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Eritrea and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².