Eritrea vs Myanmar
Myanmar is 5.75 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Myanmar about 5.8 times.
EritreaMyanmarEritrea moved onto Myanmar · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.17× the area of Myanmar. Put the other way, Myanmar is 5.75× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Myanmar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 676,577 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 54,850,648 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 81 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Naypyidaw |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Myanmar at 21° N is stretched to 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- No. Eritrea is 5.75 times smaller than Myanmar. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Myanmar covers 676,577 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Myanmar?
- About 5.8 times: Myanmar has 5.75× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Myanmar 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 Myanmar about 1.15×. 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar: 54,850,648 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Myanmar 81 per km².