Chile vs El Salvador
Chile is 35.9 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Chile about 36 times.
ChileEl SalvadorChile moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
35.9×
Chile is 35.9× the area of El Salvador.
| Chile | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 756,102 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 19,859,921 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 26 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Santiago | San Salvador |
| Region | South America | 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. Chile sits at about 36°S and is stretched to 1.53× 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 Chile bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Chile is 35.9 times larger than El Salvador. Chile covers 756,102 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Chile?
- About 36 times: Chile has 35.9× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Chile and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chile is drawn about 1.53× 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, Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 6,365,503. Density: Chile 26 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².