Eritrea vs Nepal
Nepal is 25% larger than Eritrea.
EritreaNepalEritrea moved onto Nepal · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.8× the area of Nepal. Put the other way, Nepal is 1.25× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 147,181 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 29,618,118 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 201 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Kathmandu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Nepal at 28° N is stretched to 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- No. Eritrea is 20% smaller than Nepal. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Nepal covers 147,181 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Nepal?
- About 1.3 times: Nepal has 1.25× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Nepal 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 Nepal about 1.29×. 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 Nepal?
- Nepal: 29,618,118 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Nepal 201 per km².