Tibet is 9.22× the size of Eritrea
Tibet (autonomous region of China) covers about 1,130,000 km² (436,000 mi²) and Eritrea (Africa) about 123,000 km² (47,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,130,000km²Tibet
- 123,000km²Eritrea
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- Tibet
- Eritrea
Tibet: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with India. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Eritrea fits inside Tibet about 9.22 times by area.
- Tibet is larger by 1,007,000 km² (389,000 mi²), which is 822% of the area of Eritrea.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tibet is about 36.8, Eritrea about 4.00.
How they differ
- Tibet also has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.5 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 29 in Eritrea against 3.2 in Tibet: Eritrea is 8.84× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tibet at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Eritrea at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Tibet as 11.9× the size of Eritrea instead of 9.22×.
- Together Tibet and Eritrea cover 1,252,000 km², close to the size of Mali (1,253,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,007,000 km², is about the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km²).
- At Eritrea's density, Tibet would have 32.2 million people (it has 3.6 million). At Tibet's density, Eritrea would have 396,000 (it has 3.5 million).
- Tibet's centre is 16.4° of latitude, about 1,820 km, farther north than Eritrea's.
- Tibet is the 3rd largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 12% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Eritrea ranks 100th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tibet lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,820 km) north of Eritrea.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tibet would have about 309,690 m² and each person in Eritrea about 35,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Tibet and Eritrea would cover 1,252,000 km², about the same size as Mali.
- Together they have 7.1 million people, about as many people as Kyrgyzstan.
- Counted as a country, Tibet would rank 27th by area and 133rd by population.
Side by side
| Tibet | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 1,130,000 km²436,000 mi² | 123,000 km²47,300 mi² |
| Official area | 1,228,000 km²Wikidata | 118,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 31in China | 99th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.5 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 31in China | 133rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 3.2 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Lhasa | Asmara |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 36°N | 12°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,130,000 km² is 8.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,228,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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