Djibouti vs El Salvador
Djibouti is 10% larger than El Salvador.
DjiboutiEl SalvadorDjibouti moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
1.1×
Djibouti is 1.1× the area of El Salvador.
| Djibouti | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | San Salvador |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Djibouti is 10% larger than El Salvador. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Djibouti?
- About 1.1 times: Djibouti has 1.1× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Djibouti and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².