Eritrea vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 3.46 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Paraguay about 3.5 times.
EritreaParaguayEritrea moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.29× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 3.46× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Asuncion |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Eritrea is 3.46 times smaller than Paraguay. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Paraguay?
- About 3.5 times: Paraguay has 3.46× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².