Eritrea vs Yemen
Yemen is 3.87 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Yemen about 3.9 times.
EritreaYemenEritrea moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.26× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 3.87× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Sana'a |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N 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 Yemen?
- No. Eritrea is 3.87 times smaller than Yemen. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Yemen?
- About 3.9 times: Yemen has 3.87× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Yemen 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 Yemen 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Yemen 92 per km².