Croatia vs El Salvador
Croatia is 2.69 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Croatia about 2.7 times.
CroatiaEl SalvadorCroatia moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
2.69×
Croatia is 2.69× the area of El Salvador.
| Croatia | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 56,594 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 3,876,200 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Zagreb | San Salvador |
| Region | Southern Europe | 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. Croatia sits at about 45°N and is stretched to 2.01× its true area; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Croatia bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Croatia is 2.69 times larger than El Salvador. Croatia covers 56,594 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Croatia?
- About 2.7 times: Croatia has 2.69× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Croatia and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Croatia is drawn about 2.01× its true area there and El Salvador about 1.06×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Croatia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 3,876,200. Density: Croatia 68 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².