Eritrea vs Senegal
Senegal is 67% larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Senegal about 1.7 times.
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Eritrea is 0.6× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 1.67× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Dakar |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Africa |
| 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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Eritrea is 40% smaller than Senegal. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Senegal?
- About 1.7 times: Senegal has 1.67× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Senegal 96 per km².