Eritrea vs Romania
Romania is 2.03 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Romania about 2.0 times.
EritreaRomaniaEritrea moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.49× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 2.03× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Bucharest |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Europe |
| 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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania looks so much bigger than it is next to Eritrea. 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 Romania?
- No. Eritrea is 2.03 times smaller than Romania. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Romania?
- About 2.0 times: Romania has 2.03× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Eritrea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Eritrea or Romania?
- Romania: 19,020,271 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Romania 80 per km².