Eritrea vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 19.1 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Saudi Arabia about 19 times.
EritreaSaudi ArabiaEritrea moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.05× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 19.1× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Riyadh |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Eritrea is 19.1 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 19 times: Saudi Arabia has 19.1× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².