El Salvador vs Grenada
El Salvador is 60.3 times larger than Grenada. Grenada would fit into El Salvador about 60 times.
El SalvadorGrenadaEl Salvador moved onto Grenada · Equal-area projection
60.3×
El Salvador is 60.3× the area of Grenada.
| El Salvador | Grenada | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 349 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 117,303 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 336 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Saint George's |
| Region | Central America | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Grenada at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Grenada?
- Yes. El Salvador is 60.3 times larger than Grenada. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Grenada covers 349 km².
- How many times does Grenada fit into El Salvador?
- About 60 times: El Salvador has 60.3× the area of Grenada.
- Why do El Salvador and Grenada 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 Grenada about 1.05×. 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 Grenada?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 117,303. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Grenada 336 per km².