Eritrea vs India
India is 28.0 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into India about 28 times.
EritreaIndiaEritrea moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.04×
Eritrea is 0.04× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 28.0× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | New Delhi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Eritrea is 28.0 times smaller than India. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into India?
- About 28 times: India has 28.0× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², India 445 per km².