Country size comparison

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Republic of the Congo is about 2.9 times bigger than Eritrea.

Eritrea is approximately 117,600 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 191% larger than Eritrea. Meanwhile, the population of Eritrea is ~6.2 million people (662,955 fewer people live in Republic of the Congo).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Eritrea vs. Republic of the Congo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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