Eritrea vs Mali
Mali is 10.5 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Mali about 11 times.
EritreaMaliEritrea moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.09× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 10.5× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Bamako |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Eritrea is 10.5 times smaller than Mali. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Mali?
- About 11 times: Mali has 10.5× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Mali: 25,198,821 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Mali 20 per km².