Eritrea vs Maldives
Eritrea is 395 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Eritrea about 395 times.
EritreaMaldivesEritrea moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 395× the area of Maldives.
| Eritrea | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 529,676 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Male |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Maldives at 4° N 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Eritrea is 395 times larger than Maldives. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Eritrea?
- About 395 times: Eritrea has 395× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Eritrea and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 529,676. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².