Eritrea vs Sudan
Sudan is 16 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Sudan about 16 times.
EritreaSudanEritrea moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.06× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 16× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Khartoum |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Eritrea is 16 times smaller than Sudan. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Sudan?
- About 16 times: Sudan has 16× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Sudan 27 per km².