Eritrea vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 7.76 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Venezuela about 7.8 times.
EritreaVenezuelaEritrea moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.13× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 7.76× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 3 |
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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Eritrea is 7.76 times smaller than Venezuela. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Venezuela?
- About 7.8 times: Venezuela has 7.76× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².