Egypt vs El Salvador
Egypt is 48 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Egypt about 48 times.
EgyptEl SalvadorEgypt moved onto El Salvador · Equal-area projection
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Egypt is 48× the area of El Salvador.
| Egypt | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | San Salvador |
| Region | Northern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than El Salvador?
- Yes. Egypt is 48 times larger than El Salvador. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Egypt?
- About 48 times: Egypt has 48× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do Egypt and El Salvador look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or El Salvador?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 6,365,503. Density: Egypt 117 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².