Afghanistan vs El Salvador
Afghanistan is 31.0 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Afghanistan about 31 times.
AfghanistanEl SalvadorAfghanistan moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
31.0×
Afghanistan is 31.0× the area of El Salvador.
| Afghanistan | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | San Salvador |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; El Salvador at 14° N 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 Afghanistan bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 31.0 times larger than El Salvador. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Afghanistan?
- About 31 times: Afghanistan has 31.0× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Afghanistan and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and El Salvador 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, Afghanistan or El Salvador?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 6,365,503. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².