Chad vs El Salvador
Chad is 61 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Chad about 61 times.
ChadEl SalvadorChad moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
61×
Chad is 61× the area of El Salvador.
| Chad | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | San Salvador |
| Region | Middle Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Chad is 61 times larger than El Salvador. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Chad?
- About 61 times: Chad has 61× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Chad and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or El Salvador?
- Chad: 21,003,705 people against 6,365,503. Density: Chad 16 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².