Åland Islands vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 13.3 times larger than Åland Islands. Åland Islands would fit into El Salvador about 13 times.
Åland IslandsEl SalvadorÅland Islands moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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Åland Islands is 0.08× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 13.3× the size of Åland Islands.
| Åland Islands | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,583 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 30,836 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Mariehamn | San Salvador |
| Region | Northern Europe | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Åland Islands sits at about 60°N and is stretched to 4.05× its true area; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Åland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Åland Islands bigger than El Salvador?
- No. Åland Islands is 13.3 times smaller than El Salvador. Åland Islands covers 1,583 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Åland Islands fit into El Salvador?
- About 13 times: El Salvador has 13.3× the area of Åland Islands.
- Why do Åland Islands and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Åland Islands is drawn about 4.05× its true area there and El Salvador about 1.06×. That is why Åland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Åland Islands or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 30,836. Density: Åland Islands 19 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².