Brazil vs El Salvador
Brazil is 405 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Brazil about 405 times.
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Brazil is 405× the area of El Salvador.
| Brazil | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | San Salvador |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Brazil is 405 times larger than El Salvador. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Brazil?
- About 405 times: Brazil has 405× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Brazil and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or El Salvador?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 6,365,503. Density: Brazil 25 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².