Chihuahua is 2.02× the size of Eritrea
Chihuahua (state of Mexico) covers about 248,000 km² (95,700 mi²) and Eritrea (Africa) about 123,000 km² (47,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 248,000km²Chihuahua
- 123,000km²Eritrea
200 km
- Chihuahua
- Eritrea
What fits
- Eritrea fits inside Chihuahua about 2.02 times by area.
- Chihuahua is larger by 125,000 km² (48,400 mi²), which is 102% of the area of Eritrea.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chihuahua is about 8.09, Eritrea about 4.00.
How they differ
- Chihuahua also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.5 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 29 in Eritrea against 14 in Chihuahua: Eritrea is 1.99× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Chihuahua at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Eritrea at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Chihuahua as 2.45× the size of Eritrea instead of 2.02×.
- Together Chihuahua and Eritrea cover 371,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 125,000 km², is about the size of North Korea (122,000 km²).
- At Eritrea's density, Chihuahua would have 7.1 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Chihuahua's density, Eritrea would have 1.8 million (it has 3.5 million).
- Chihuahua's centre is 13.4° of latitude, about 1,500 km, farther north than Eritrea's.
- Chihuahua is the largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 13% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Eritrea ranks 100th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chihuahua lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,500 km) north of Eritrea.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chihuahua would have about 69,720 m² and each person in Eritrea about 35,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Chihuahua and Eritrea would cover 371,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 7.1 million people, about as many people as Laos.
- Counted as a country, Chihuahua would rank 78th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Chihuahua | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 248,000 km²95,700 mi² | 123,000 km²47,300 mi² |
| Official area | 247,000 km²Wikidata | 118,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 32in Mexico | 99th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 3.5 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 32in Mexico | 133rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 14 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Chihuahua City | Asmara |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 32°N | 12°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 247,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 248,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 123,000 km² is 4.2% above Wikidata's official figure of 118,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12