Eritrea vs Norfolk Island
Eritrea is 3,360 times larger than Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island would fit into Eritrea about 3360 times.
EritreaNorfolk IslandEritrea moved onto Norfolk Island · Equal-area projection
3,360×
Eritrea is 3,360× the area of Norfolk Island.
| Eritrea | Norfolk Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 35 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 2,188 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 63 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Kingston |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Australia and New Zealand |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; Norfolk Island at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Yes. Eritrea is 3,360 times larger than Norfolk Island. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Norfolk Island covers 35 km².
- How many times does Norfolk Island fit into Eritrea?
- About 3360 times: Eritrea has 3,360× the area of Norfolk Island.
- Why do Eritrea and Norfolk Island 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 Norfolk Island about 1.31×. 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 Norfolk Island?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,188. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Norfolk Island 63 per km².