Eritrea vs Palau
Eritrea is 252 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Eritrea about 252 times.
EritreaPalauEritrea moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 252× the area of Palau.
| Eritrea | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 17,663 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Koror |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Eritrea is 252 times larger than Palau. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Eritrea?
- About 252 times: Eritrea has 252× the area of Palau.
- Why do Eritrea and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 17,663. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Palau 38 per km².