Benin vs El Salvador
Benin is 5.45 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Benin about 5.5 times.
BeninEl SalvadorBenin moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
5.45×
Benin is 5.45× the area of El Salvador.
| Benin | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | San Salvador |
| Region | Western 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. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Benin is 5.45 times larger than El Salvador. Benin covers 114,763 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Benin?
- About 5.5 times: Benin has 5.45× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Benin and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or El Salvador?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 6,365,503. Density: Benin 129 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².