Ecuador vs El Salvador
Ecuador is 12.2 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Ecuador about 12 times.
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12.2×
Ecuador is 12.2× the area of El Salvador.
| Ecuador | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 257,204 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 18,289,896 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 71 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Quito | San Salvador |
| Region | South America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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 Ecuador bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Ecuador is 12.2 times larger than El Salvador. Ecuador covers 257,204 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Ecuador?
- About 12 times: Ecuador has 12.2× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Ecuador and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ecuador 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, Ecuador or El Salvador?
- Ecuador: 18,289,896 people against 6,365,503. Density: Ecuador 71 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².