Eritrea vs Saint Barthélemy

Eritrea is 4,900 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Eritrea about 4900 times.

EritreaSaint BarthélemyEritrea moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 4,900× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
EritreaSaint Barthélemy
Area117,600 km²24 km²
Population3,607,00310,124
Density31 / km²422 / km²
CapitalAsmaraGustavia
RegionEastern AfricaCaribbean
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours30

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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
Yes. Eritrea is 4,900 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Eritrea?
About 4900 times: Eritrea has 4,900× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
Why do Eritrea and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 10,124. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².