El Salvador vs Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is 130 times larger than El Salvador. El Salvador would fit into Kazakhstan about 130 times.
El SalvadorKazakhstanEl Salvador moved onto Kazakhstan · Equal-area projection
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El Salvador is 0.01× the area of Kazakhstan. Put the other way, Kazakhstan is 130× the size of El Salvador.
| El Salvador | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 21,041 km² | 2,724,900 km² |
| Population | 6,365,503 | 20,843,754 |
| Density | 303 / km² | 7.6 / km² |
| Capital | San Salvador | Astana |
| Region | Central America | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Kazakhstan at 48° N is stretched to 2.27×. That difference is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it is next to El Salvador. 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 Kazakhstan?
- No. El Salvador is 130 times smaller than Kazakhstan. El Salvador covers 21,041 km² and Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km².
- How many times does El Salvador fit into Kazakhstan?
- About 130 times: Kazakhstan has 130× the area of El Salvador.
- Why do El Salvador and Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan about 2.27×. That is why Kazakhstan looks so much bigger than it really is next to El Salvador. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, El Salvador or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan: 20,843,754 people against 6,365,503. Density: El Salvador 303 per km², Kazakhstan 7.6 per km².