Eritrea vs US Virgin Islands
Eritrea is 340 times larger than US Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands would fit into Eritrea about 340 times.
EritreaUS Virgin IslandsEritrea moved onto US Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 340× the area of US Virgin Islands.
| Eritrea | US Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 346 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 103,792 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 300 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Charlotte Amalie |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 0 |
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; US Virgin Islands at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Eritrea is 340 times larger than US Virgin Islands. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and US Virgin Islands covers 346 km².
- How many times does US Virgin Islands fit into Eritrea?
- About 340 times: Eritrea has 340× the area of US Virgin Islands.
- Why do Eritrea and US Virgin Islands 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 US Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 US Virgin Islands?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 103,792. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², US Virgin Islands 300 per km².