Congo vs El Salvador
Congo is 16.3 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Congo about 16 times.
CongoEl SalvadorCongo moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
16.3×
Congo is 16.3× the area of El Salvador.
| Congo | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | San Salvador |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Congo sits at about 1°S 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 Congo bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Congo is 16.3 times larger than El Salvador. Congo covers 342,000 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Congo?
- About 16 times: Congo has 16.3× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Congo and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo 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, Congo or El Salvador?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 6,365,503. Density: Congo 19 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².