Eritrea vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 8.06 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Tanzania about 8.1 times.
EritreaTanzaniaEritrea moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.12× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 8.06× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Eritrea is 8.06 times smaller than Tanzania. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Tanzania?
- About 8.1 times: Tanzania has 8.06× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².