Botswana vs El Salvador
Botswana is 27.6 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Botswana about 28 times.
BotswanaEl SalvadorBotswana moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
27.6×
Botswana is 27.6× the area of El Salvador.
| Botswana | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | San Salvador |
| Region | Southern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Botswana is 27.6 times larger than El Salvador. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Botswana?
- About 28 times: Botswana has 27.6× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Botswana and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².