Eritrea vs Saint Helena
Eritrea is 298 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Eritrea about 298 times.
EritreaSaint HelenaEritrea moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 298× the area of Saint Helena.
| Eritrea | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 5,633 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Jamestown |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Saint Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Eritrea is 298 times larger than Saint Helena. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Eritrea?
- About 298 times: Eritrea has 298× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Eritrea and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 5,633. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².