Eritrea vs Niger
Niger is 10.8 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Niger about 11 times.
EritreaNigerEritrea moved onto Niger · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.09× the area of Niger. Put the other way, Niger is 10.8× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Niger | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,267,000 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 27,917,831 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 22 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Niamey |
| 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; Niger 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 Niger?
- No. Eritrea is 10.8 times smaller than Niger. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Niger covers 1,267,000 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Niger?
- About 11 times: Niger has 10.8× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Niger 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 Niger 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 Niger?
- Niger: 27,917,831 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Niger 22 per km².