Eritrea vs Turkey
Turkey is 6.66 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Turkey about 6.7 times.
EritreaTurkeyEritrea moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.15× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 6.66× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it is next to Eritrea. 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 Turkey?
- No. Eritrea is 6.66 times smaller than Turkey. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Turkey?
- About 6.7 times: Turkey has 6.66× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey looks so much bigger than it really is next to Eritrea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Eritrea or Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Turkey 110 per km².