Eritrea vs Lithuania
Eritrea is 80% larger than Lithuania. Lithuania would fit into Eritrea about 1.8 times.
EritreaLithuaniaEritrea moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
1.8×
Eritrea is 1.8× the area of Lithuania.
| Eritrea | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Vilnius |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it is next to Eritrea. 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 Lithuania?
- Yes. Eritrea is 80% larger than Lithuania. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Lithuania fit into Eritrea?
- About 1.8 times: Eritrea has 1.8× the area of Lithuania.
- Why do Eritrea and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Eritrea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Eritrea or Lithuania?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,888,774. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².