El Salvador vs Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea is 33% larger than El Salvador.
El SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEl Salvador moved onto Equatorial Guinea · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.75× the area of Equatorial Guinea. Put the other way, Equatorial Guinea is 1.33× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 28,051 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 1,938,431 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 69 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Malabo |
| Region | Central America | Middle Africa |
| 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. El Salvador sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Equatorial Guinea at 2° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 El Salvador bigger than Equatorial Guinea?
- No. El Salvador is 25% smaller than Equatorial Guinea. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 1.3 times: Equatorial Guinea has 1.33× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Equatorial Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. El Salvador is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Equatorial Guinea about 1.0×. 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, El Salvador or Equatorial Guinea?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,938,431. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Equatorial Guinea 69 per km².