Cameroon vs El Salvador
Cameroon is 22.6 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Cameroon about 23 times.
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22.6×
Cameroon is 22.6× the area of El Salvador.
| Cameroon | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 475,442 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 29,879,337 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 63 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Yaounde | San Salvador |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cameroon sits at about 6°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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 Cameroon bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Cameroon is 22.6 times larger than El Salvador. Cameroon covers 475,442 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Cameroon?
- About 23 times: Cameroon has 22.6× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Cameroon and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cameroon is drawn about 1.01× 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, Cameroon or El Salvador?
- Cameroon: 29,879,337 people against 6,365,503. Density: Cameroon 63 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².