Eritrea vs Somalia
Somalia is 5.42 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Somalia about 5.4 times.
EritreaSomaliaEritrea moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.18× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 5.42× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Eritrea is 5.42 times smaller than Somalia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Somalia?
- About 5.4 times: Somalia has 5.42× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Somalia 31 per km².