El Salvador vs Estonia
Estonia is 2.15 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Estonia about 2.2 times.
El SalvadorEstoniaEl Salvador moved onto Estonia · Equal-area projection
0.46×
El Salvador is 0.46× the area of Estonia. Put the other way, Estonia is 2.15× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 45,335 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 1,366,475 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Tallinn |
| Region | Central America | Northern Europe |
| 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; Estonia at 59° N is stretched to 3.7×. That difference is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. 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 Estonia?
- No. El Salvador is 2.15 times smaller than Estonia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Estonia covers 45,335 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Estonia?
- About 2.2 times: Estonia has 2.15× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Estonia 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 Estonia about 3.7×. That is why Estonia looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, El Salvador or Estonia?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,366,475. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Estonia 30 per km².