El Salvador vs Iraq
Iraq is 20.8 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Iraq about 21 times.
El SalvadorIraqEl Salvador moved onto Iraq · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.05× the area of Iraq. Put the other way, Iraq is 20.8× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Iraq | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 437,072 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 47,020,774 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 108 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Baghdad |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Iraq at 33° N is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- No. El Salvador is 20.8 times smaller than Iraq. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Iraq covers 437,072 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Iraq?
- About 21 times: Iraq has 20.8× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Iraq 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 Iraq about 1.42×. 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 Iraq?
- Iraq: 47,020,774 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Iraq 108 per km².