Eritrea vs Palestine
Eritrea is 14.3 times larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Eritrea about 14 times.
EritreaPalestineEritrea moved onto Palestine · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 14.3× the area of Palestine.
| Eritrea | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Eritrea is 14.3 times larger than Palestine. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Eritrea?
- About 14 times: Eritrea has 14.3× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Eritrea and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Palestine 659 per km².