Bhutan vs El Salvador
Bhutan is 82% larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Bhutan about 1.8 times.
BhutanEl SalvadorBhutan moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
1.82×
Bhutan is 1.82× the area of El Salvador.
| Bhutan | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | San Salvador |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Bhutan is 82% larger than El Salvador. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Bhutan?
- About 1.8 times: Bhutan has 1.82× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Bhutan and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².