El Salvador vs Jordan
Jordan is 4.25 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Jordan about 4.2 times.
El SalvadorJordanEl Salvador moved onto Jordan · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.24× the area of Jordan. Put the other way, Jordan is 4.25× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Jordan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 89,341 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 11,520,684 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Amman |
| Region | Central America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Jordan at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Jordan?
- No. El Salvador is 4.25 times smaller than Jordan. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Jordan covers 89,341 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Jordan?
- About 4.2 times: Jordan has 4.25× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Jordan 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 Jordan about 1.37×. 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 Jordan?
- Jordan: 11,520,684 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Jordan 129 per km².