Colombia vs El Salvador
Colombia is 54.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Colombia about 54 times.
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Colombia is 54.3× the area of El Salvador.
| Colombia | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | San Salvador |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Colombia is 54.3 times larger than El Salvador. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Colombia?
- About 54 times: Colombia has 54.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Colombia and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or El Salvador?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 6,365,503. Density: Colombia 47 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².