El Salvador vs Eswatini
El Salvador is 21% larger than Eswatini.
El SalvadorEswatiniEl Salvador moved onto Eswatini · Equal-area projection
1.21×
El Salvador is 1.21× the area of Eswatini.
| El Salvador | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Mbabane |
| Region | Central America | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
- Yes. El Salvador is 21% larger than Eswatini. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into El Salvador?
- About 1.2 times: El Salvador has 1.21× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do El Salvador and Eswatini 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 Eswatini about 1.25×. 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 Eswatini?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,256,174. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².