Eritrea vs Guyana
Guyana is 83% larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Guyana about 1.8 times.
EritreaGuyanaEritrea moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.55× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 1.83× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 835,986 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Georgetown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Eritrea is 45% smaller than Guyana. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Guyana?
- About 1.8 times: Guyana has 1.83× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 835,986. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².