Angola vs El Salvador
Angola is 59.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Angola about 59 times.
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59.3×
Angola is 59.3× the area of El Salvador.
| Angola | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | San Salvador |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Angola is 59.3 times larger than El Salvador. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Angola?
- About 59 times: Angola has 59.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Angola and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or El Salvador?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 6,365,503. Density: Angola 31 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².