Eritrea is about 1.9 times bigger than Svalbard.

Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, while Eritrea is approximately 117,600 sq km, making Eritrea 90% larger than Svalbard. Meanwhile, the population of Svalbard is ~2,926 people (6.2 million more people live in Eritrea).
This to-scale comparison of Svalbard vs. Eritrea uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

Share this