El Salvador vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 5.18 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Guatemala about 5.2 times.
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El Salvador is 0.19× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 5.18× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Guatemala City |
| Region | Central America | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- No. El Salvador is 5.18 times smaller than Guatemala. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Guatemala?
- About 5.2 times: Guatemala has 5.18× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².