El Salvador vs Guyana
Guyana is 10.2 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Guyana about 10 times.
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El Salvador is 0.1× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 10.2× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 835,986 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Georgetown |
| Region | Central America | South America |
| 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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. El Salvador is 10.2 times smaller than Guyana. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Guyana?
- About 10 times: Guyana has 10.2× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 835,986. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².