Eritrea vs Libya
Libya is 15.0 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Libya about 15 times.
EritreaLibyaEritrea moved onto Libya · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.07× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 15.0× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Tripoli |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Eritrea is 15.0 times smaller than Libya. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Libya?
- About 15 times: Libya has 15.0× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².