Bolivia vs El Salvador
Bolivia is 52.2 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Bolivia about 52 times.
BoliviaEl SalvadorBolivia moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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Bolivia is 52.2× the area of El Salvador.
| Bolivia | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | San Salvador |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Bolivia is 52.2 times larger than El Salvador. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Bolivia?
- About 52 times: Bolivia has 52.2× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Bolivia and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or El Salvador?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 6,365,503. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².