Eritrea vs Pitcairn Islands
Eritrea is 2,502 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Eritrea about 2502 times.
EritreaPitcairn IslandsEritrea moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 2,502× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Eritrea | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 50 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Adamstown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Eritrea is 2,502 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Eritrea?
- About 2502 times: Eritrea has 2,502× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Eritrea and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 50. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².