Anguilla vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 231 times larger than Anguilla. Anguilla would fit into El Salvador about 231 times.
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Anguilla is 0.0× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 231× the size of Anguilla.
| Anguilla | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 91 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 19,079 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 210 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | The Valley | San Salvador |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Anguilla sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× 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 Anguilla bigger than El Salvador?
- No. Anguilla is 231 times smaller than El Salvador. Anguilla covers 91 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Anguilla fit into El Salvador?
- About 231 times: El Salvador has 231× the area of Anguilla.
- Why do Anguilla and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Anguilla is drawn about 1.11× 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, Anguilla or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 19,079. Density: Anguilla 210 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².