Eritrea vs Jordan
Eritrea is 32% larger than Jordan.
EritreaJordanEritrea moved onto Jordan · Equal-area projection
1.32×
Eritrea is 1.32× the area of Jordan.
| Eritrea | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Amman |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Jordan at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Jordan?
- Yes. Eritrea is 32% larger than Jordan. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does Jordan fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.3 times: Eritrea has 1.32× the area of Jordan.
- Why do Eritrea and Jordan 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 Jordan about 1.37×. 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 Jordan?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Jordan 129 per km².