Eritrea vs Namibia
Namibia is 7.02 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Namibia about 7.0 times.
EritreaNamibiaEritrea moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.14× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 7.02× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| 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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Eritrea is 7.02 times smaller than Namibia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Namibia?
- About 7.0 times: Namibia has 7.02× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 3,092,816. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².