Eritrea vs Morocco
Morocco is 3.8 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Morocco about 3.8 times.
EritreaMoroccoEritrea moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.26× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 3.8× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Rabat |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Eritrea is 3.8 times smaller than Morocco. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Morocco?
- About 3.8 times: Morocco has 3.8× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Morocco 86 per km².