Aruba vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 118 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into El Salvador about 118 times.
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Aruba is 0.01× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 118× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than El Salvador?
- No. Aruba is 118 times smaller than El Salvador. Aruba covers 179 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into El Salvador?
- About 118 times: El Salvador has 118× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².