Bangladesh vs El Salvador
Bangladesh is 7.01 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Bangladesh about 7.0 times.
BangladeshEl SalvadorBangladesh moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
7.01×
Bangladesh is 7.01× the area of El Salvador.
| Bangladesh | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | San Salvador |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bangladesh bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 7.01 times larger than El Salvador. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Bangladesh?
- About 7.0 times: Bangladesh has 7.01× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Bangladesh and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 6,365,503. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².