El Salvador vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 5.59 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Eritrea about 5.6 times.
El SalvadorEritreaEl Salvador moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.18× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 5.59× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Asmara |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- No. El Salvador is 5.59 times smaller than Eritrea. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Eritrea?
- About 5.6 times: Eritrea has 5.59× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Eritrea 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 Eritrea about 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 3,607,003. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².