Eritrea vs Zambia
Zambia is 6.4 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Zambia about 6.4 times.
EritreaZambiaEritrea moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.16× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 6.4× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Lusaka |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Eritrea is 6.4 times smaller than Zambia. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Zambia?
- About 6.4 times: Zambia has 6.4× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Zambia 29 per km².