Dominica vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 28 times larger than Dominica. Dominica would fit into El Salvador about 28 times.
DominicaEl SalvadorDominica moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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Dominica is 0.04× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 28× the size of Dominica.
| Dominica | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 751 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 65,871 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 88 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Roseau | San Salvador |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Dominica sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Dominica bigger than El Salvador?
- No. Dominica is 28 times smaller than El Salvador. Dominica covers 751 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Dominica fit into El Salvador?
- About 28 times: El Salvador has 28× the area of Dominica.
- Why do Dominica and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Dominica is drawn about 1.08× 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, Dominica or El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 65,871. Density: Dominica 88 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².