El Salvador vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 52.5 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Ethiopia about 52 times.
El SalvadorEthiopiaEl Salvador moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.02× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 52.5× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Central America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. El Salvador is 52.5 times smaller than Ethiopia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Ethiopia?
- About 52 times: Ethiopia has 52.5× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².