Belize vs El Salvador
Belize is 9% larger than El Salvador.
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1.09×
Belize is 1.09× the area of El Salvador.
| Belize | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | San Salvador |
| Region | Central America | 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. Belize sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Belize bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Belize is 9% larger than El Salvador. Belize covers 22,966 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Belize?
- About 1.1 times: Belize has 1.09× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Belize and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize is drawn about 1.1× 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, Belize or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².