Eritrea vs Uganda
Uganda is 2.05 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Uganda about 2.0 times.
EritreaUgandaEritrea moved onto Uganda · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.49× the area of Uganda. Put the other way, Uganda is 2.05× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Uganda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 241,038 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 51,384,894 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 213 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Kampala |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
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; Uganda at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- No. Eritrea is 2.05 times smaller than Uganda. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Uganda covers 241,038 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Uganda?
- About 2.0 times: Uganda has 2.05× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Uganda 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 Uganda about 1.0×. 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 Uganda?
- Uganda: 51,384,894 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Uganda 213 per km².