Cambodia vs El Salvador
Cambodia is 8.6 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Cambodia about 8.6 times.
CambodiaEl SalvadorCambodia moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
8.6×
Cambodia is 8.6× the area of El Salvador.
| Cambodia | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | San Salvador |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Cambodia is 8.6 times larger than El Salvador. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Cambodia?
- About 8.6 times: Cambodia has 8.6× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Cambodia and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or El Salvador?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 6,365,503. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².