Eritrea vs Philippines
Philippines is 2.92 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Philippines about 2.9 times.
EritreaPhilippinesEritrea moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.34× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 2.92× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Manila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Eritrea is 2.92 times smaller than Philippines. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Philippines?
- About 2.9 times: Philippines has 2.92× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Philippines 340 per km².