Eritrea vs Tunisia
Tunisia is 39% larger than Eritrea.
EritreaTunisiaEritrea moved onto Tunisia · Equal-area projection
0.72×
Eritrea is 0.72× the area of Tunisia. Put the other way, Tunisia is 1.39× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Tunisia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 163,610 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 12,348,573 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 75 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Tunis |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Tunisia at 34° N is stretched to 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- No. Eritrea is 28% smaller than Tunisia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Tunisia covers 163,610 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Tunisia?
- About 1.4 times: Tunisia has 1.39× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Tunisia 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 Tunisia about 1.46×. 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 Tunisia?
- Tunisia: 12,348,573 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Tunisia 75 per km².