El Salvador vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 90.5 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Indonesia about 91 times.
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El Salvador is 0.01× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 90.5× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Jakarta |
| Region | Central America | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° 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 Indonesia?
- No. El Salvador is 90.5 times smaller than Indonesia. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Indonesia?
- About 91 times: Indonesia has 90.5× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Indonesia 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 Indonesia 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².