Eritrea vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 16.2 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Indonesia about 16 times.
EritreaIndonesiaEritrea moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Eritrea is 0.06× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 16.2× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Jakarta |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Eritrea is 16.2 times smaller than Indonesia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Indonesia?
- About 16 times: Indonesia has 16.2× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².