El Salvador vs Gabon
Gabon is 12.7 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Gabon about 13 times.
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El Salvador is 0.08× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 12.7× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Libreville |
| Region | Central America | Middle 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; Gabon at 1° S 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 Gabon?
- No. El Salvador is 12.7 times smaller than Gabon. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Gabon?
- About 13 times: Gabon has 12.7× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Gabon 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 Gabon 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 Gabon?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 2,593,130. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².