Eritrea vs Vanuatu
Eritrea is 9.65 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Eritrea about 9.6 times.
EritreaVanuatuEritrea moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 9.65× the area of Vanuatu.
| Eritrea | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 335,169 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Port-Vila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| 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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Eritrea is 9.65 times larger than Vanuatu. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Eritrea?
- About 9.6 times: Eritrea has 9.65× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Eritrea and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 335,169. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².