Eritrea vs Peru
Peru is 10.9 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Peru about 11 times.
EritreaPeruEritrea moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.09× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 10.9× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Lima |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Eritrea is 10.9 times smaller than Peru. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Peru?
- About 11 times: Peru has 10.9× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Peru 27 per km².