Burundi vs El Salvador
Burundi is 32% larger than El Salvador.
BurundiEl SalvadorBurundi moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
1.32×
Burundi is 1.32× the area of El Salvador.
| Burundi | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | San Salvador |
| Region | Eastern 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. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Burundi is 32% larger than El Salvador. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Burundi?
- About 1.3 times: Burundi has 1.32× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Burundi and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or El Salvador?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 6,365,503. Density: Burundi 517 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².