Eritrea vs Suriname
Suriname is 39% larger than Eritrea.
EritreaSurinameEritrea moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.72× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 1.39× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 639,850 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Paramaribo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| 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; Suriname at 4° 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 Suriname?
- No. Eritrea is 28% smaller than Suriname. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Suriname?
- About 1.4 times: Suriname has 1.39× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Suriname 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 Suriname 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 Suriname?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 639,850. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².