Cyprus vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 2.28 times larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into El Salvador about 2.3 times.
CyprusEl SalvadorCyprus moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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Cyprus is 0.44× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 2.28× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | San Salvador |
| Region | Western Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than El Salvador?
- No. Cyprus is 2.28 times smaller than El Salvador. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into El Salvador?
- About 2.3 times: El Salvador has 2.28× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².