El Salvador vs India
India is 156 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into India about 156 times.
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El Salvador is 0.01× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 156× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | New Delhi |
| Region | Central America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. El Salvador is 156 times smaller than India. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into India?
- About 156 times: India has 156× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², India 445 per km².