Eritrea vs Qatar
Eritrea is 10.3 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Eritrea about 10 times.
EritreaQatarEritrea moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 10.3× the area of Qatar.
| Eritrea | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Doha |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Eritrea is 10.3 times larger than Qatar. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Eritrea?
- About 10 times: Eritrea has 10.3× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Eritrea and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 2,972,215. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Qatar 260 per km².